Operatives of the Kano State Police Command have arrested an 18-year-old man, Saminu Bala, for killing his friend, Ibrahim Khalil, during an argument.
The tragic incident was said to have occurred at Kofar Mazugal in Dala Local Government Area of Kano State.
According to Daily Trust, the state police spokesman, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who confirmed the arrest, said the suspect and the victim had engaged in an argument when Bala hit Khalil which led to his death.
WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that last month a Chinese man stabbed his 23-year-old lover to death at the Janbulo quarters, Kumbotso local government area of Kano State.
The incident reportedly happened after the suspect came to visit the deceased, identified as Ummakulsum Sani Buhari, at her parents’ house located adjacent National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) office.