Wheelbarrow pusher kills colleague over customer’s goods
A wheelbarrow pusher has been arrested and detained for the murder of his colleague in Nasarawa State.
The man had engaged in an argument with the deceased over who should carry some customer’s goods, leading to the murder.
Men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, arrested the culprit Alfa Ali for culpable homicide.
According to reports, the suspect allegedly stabbed the victim, Hayyatu Ibrahim, with a horn.
The duo worked as wheelbarrow pushers at Angwan Maina Park where they engaged in an heated argument over who would carry some goods brought into the area from Jos, Plateau State.
The spokesperson of the state command, ASC Muhammed Suraju, confirmed the incident in a statement released on Tuesday, April 15.
He said, “On April 10, 2025, at about 2:00 pm, our men on patrol within the Lafia metropolis apprehended one Alfa Ali, age 20, who allegedly stabbed his colleague, Hayyatu Ibrahim, to death with a horn. He was about taking to his hill when he was arrested,”
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“When Hayyatu was rushed to the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia, he was confirmed dead.
“The suspect, Alfa Ali and the deceased, Hayyatu Ibrahim, according to our investigation, all hailed from Jigawa State, and they are wheelbarrow pushers.
“They had a misunderstanding two (2) days before the day of the incident on who should pick the goods brought by a vehicle from Jos at Angwan Maina Park here in Lafia to a particular destination.
“The case lingered in Alfa Ali’s unforgiven heart until he finally achieved his nefarious aim by sending the deceased, Hayyatu Ibrahim to his early grave.”
He added that Ali has confessed to the crime, and would be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
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