A five-hundred-level student of the Department of Veterinary Medicine from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in Kaduna State, North West Nigeria has been arrested by the men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Bauchi State Command, over the alleged killing of a 17-year-old Senior Secondary School Two (SSS II) student in Misau Local Government Area of the State.
The State’s Commandant of the Corps, Ilelaboye Oyejide, said this while parading the suspect at the Command’s office.
According to the commandant, on 20 October 2023, the lifeless body of a 17-year-old identified as Umar Ismail was found on the bypass road in Misau.
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After an investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding his death, the NSCDC took Abdullahi Ibrahim into custody as a prime suspect.
Ilelaboye says, the suspect has already confessed to having anal knowledge of the victim and later killed him.
In an interview, the suspect, Abdulahi Ibrahim, told journalists that he committed the act in self-defense.
The Bauchi State NSCDC Commandant Ilelaboye Oyejide, assured residents to remain calm as the suspect would be taken to court for prosecution.
(Editor: Ken Eseni)
