A nineteen-year-old Suleiman Musa, has been arrested by the police for stabbing Abubakar Sani, 18, to death in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano state.
The Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday.
Haruna said the incident occurred on April 7, at Sharifai Quarters of Ugogo Local Government Area.
A complaint from Sharifa Quarters said that on the same date, the suspect stabbed Sani of the same address on his stomach with a knife.
The victim was rushed to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano. He was confirmed dead by a medical doctor on April 10.
The police spokesman added that the suspect had a misunderstanding with the deceased.
The Commissioner of Police, Sama’ila Dikko, has ordered that the case be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Homicide Section.