Niger State Police Command says it has arrested Jamilu Saidu, a resident of Kumbashi District in Mariga Local Government Area, for allegedly killing a 30-year-old wedding guest, Iliyasu Aminu, during a ceremony.
According to spokesman of the police command, Wasi’u Abiodun, the incident occurred when a fight broke out between two villages—Yabawa and Ungwar Sarkin-Daji—in Kumbashi District during the wedding.
He said during the altercation, the suspect, Jamilu, allegedly struck Aminu’s head with a machete and he died.
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The police spokesman said the suspect confessed to the crime during police interrogation.
He also revealed that Jamilu was among 10 suspects arrested across the state recently for various offences.
(Editor: Okechukwu Eze)
