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Man Stones Friend To Death Over 100k

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A 34-year old man has reportedly stoned his close friend, Augustine Otti to death and robbed him of One Hundred Thousand naira (N100,000).

His arrest was confirmed in a statement by Adamawa State Police Command on Tuesday.

The statement reads: “The suspect, Inuwa Yunana, a resident of Gyawana, Lamurde Local Government Area subdued the deceased, Augustine Otti by Hiting him with a strong object on the head and threw him into a gutter.

“In addition to that, he stoned the deceased until he was sure he had died before taking away from him the sum of N100,000 Cash.

“The suspect brutally killed the deceased on the 18/4/2023 at about 8:00pm while accompanying him to go and complete payment of rice he bought at Mbemum village.

“‘The suspect was apprehended following the recovery of material evidence at the scene of the crime which is linked to him.

“Interestingly, the suspect voluntarily made a confessional statement, adding that that he was only interested in taking possession of the deceased’s money.

‘The Commissioner of Police, CP Babatola Afolabi while expressing disappointment over the unfortunate incident, Commended Operatives of the Command for Detecting, arresting and making it impossible for the Suspect to escape Justice.”

Meanwhile, as part of the command’s effort in tackling Criminal activities and other related offences in the state, the *CP* has directed Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of CID to investigate and ensure that law takes it course.

He equally calls on the citizens to always report people of suspicious character around their neighbourhoods to the police.

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