Crime

Man Stabs Brother Dead To Inherit His Motorcycle

Man Stabs Brother Dead To Inherit His Motorcycle
  • PublishedNovember 3, 2023

The Bauchi state police command has arrested a man, Yakubu Adamu of Kumbi village in Kirfi Local Governmet for stabbing his younger brother, Yayaji Abubakar, to death in order to inherit his motorcycle.

The arrest was made known in a statement by command spokesperson, Superintendent Ahmed Wakil, on Friday.

The suspect according to the statement, confessed to committing the offence and further revealed that he started stealing motorcycles in 2020.

The Police said: โ€œOn October 13, at about 7:30 p.m., one Usman Mohammad, 38, of Gorondo Village via Alkaleri council, Bauchi State, reported a case at the Divisional Headquarters, Kirfi.

โ€œHe said on the same date at about 3:40 p.m., one Yakubu Adamu, 25, of Kumbi village via Alkaleri council, armed with a shape knife attacked his younger brother, Yayaji Abubakar, 25, of the same address.

โ€œHe robbed him of his red Bajaj motorcycle with registration number; 526-OG the value of which is yet to be ascertained.

โ€œThe suspect used a knife to stab him several times, as a result, he sustained serious injuries on his stomach and hands.

โ€œOn receipt of the report, a team of detectives swiftly swung into action and moved the victim to General Hospital Alkaleri where he was certified dead by a medical doctor.

โ€œMeanwhile, the perpetrator has been arrested. He is responding to police interrogations.

โ€œDuring interrogation, the defendant confessed to having committed the offense and further revealed that he started the act of stealing a motorcycle in the year 2020 when he criminally conspired with one Auwalu of the same address and stole a red Bajaj motorcycle.

โ€œHe sold it at N70,000 and they shared the proceeds of crime among themselves. An investigation is still ongoing, after which the suspect will be charged to court,โ€ he said.

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