20-year-old man kills friend, lady over hard drugs
A 20-year-old drug dealer identified as Abdullahi Bawa has been remanded by a Chief Magistrate Court II presided over by A. M. Adamu for stabbing his friend, Baba Ali, to death.
Bawa allegedly stabbed his friend during a quarrel over a hard drug known as Diazepam in Adamawa State. He has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly killing the victim with a pair of scissors.
The remand order followed the arraignment of the suspect before the court by the Adamawa State Police Command.
Bawa also reportedly stabbed a lady known as Hasim, who is currently receiving treatment at a medical facility.
The prosecutor, Inspector Nanugi Tayeri, who described the defendant as a serial offender, informed the court that he committed the crime on the 25th April, 2025.
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Insp. Nanugi told the court in the First Information Report tendered that the defendant allegedly murdered his victim over hard drugs and injured another.
He stated that the offences “causing grievous hurt and culpable homicide” contravene Sections 218 and 191 of the penal code law of Adamawa State.
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