- Saidu killed the 30-year-old deceased identified as Iliyasu Aminu during a wedding ceremony last Saturday
One Jamilu Saidu has allegedly killed a man at the Kumbashi District in the Mariga Local Government Area of the Niger state.
Saidu killed the 30-year-old deceased identified as Iliyasu Aminu during a wedding ceremony last Saturday, according to the police.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement on Sunday disclosed that the suspect has since been arrested.
According to Abiodun, the wedding ceremony was ongoing when a fight broke out between two villages, Yabawa and Ungwar Sarkin-Daji, resulting in palpable tension in the area.
He added that it was during the altercation which spiralled into the event venue that Saidu struck Aminu with a machete on his head.
“On January 18, 2025, at about 8 p.m., police operatives of Bangi Division arrested one Jamilu Saidu of Kumbashi District, Mariga LGA, for the culpable homicide of Iliyasu Aminu, 30, of the same area.
“The fight between the two villages resulted from tensions at a wedding, and during the altercation, the suspect allegedly struck Aminu on the head with a machete, leading to his death.
“The suspect confessed to the crime and has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Minna, for further investigation and diligent prosecution,” the statement read in part.
The police spokesman further disclosed that Saidu was among several suspects recently apprehended for various offences across Niger State.
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