A 34-year old man, Inuwa Yunana, has killed his friend, Augustine Otti, after robbing him of N100,000 in Adamawa State.
The suspect, who hails from Gyawana in Lamurde Local Area of the state, smashed a plank on the head of his friend, University of Maiduguri, when they were alone on the farm.
The Adamawa State Police Command’s spokesman, Suleiman Nguroje, said the suspect had been arrested and detained by the police.
According to a statement by Nguroje, police operatives on Tuesday arrested Inuwa Yunana on Monday, May 15.
He disclosed that the suspect had owned up to committing the act earlier last month, on April 18, when he accompanied the deceased to Mbemun, a nearby community, to complete payment of the rice that the friend had bought.
Nguroje said the suspect murdered the deceased by hitting him with a stick in the head, after which he threw his dead body in a gutter.
He explained that the suspect was nabbed after the recovery of material evidence at the scene of the crime, which linked him to the crime.
He also said the suspect had voluntarily stated that he was only interested in the money that the deceased had on him.
The spokesman assured that the suspect would be arraigned in court after the conclusion of police investigation.
