Tragedy struck in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State as a 15-year-old Adamu Isa, son of a retired police officer, was fatally stabbed by his 15-year-old friend, Abubakar Isa. The incident was said to have occurred on March 27 following a heated argument between the two teenagers.
Reporter gathered that the suspect stabbed the deceased in the neck close to the throat with a knife, leading to his death even before he could get to the hospital.
Spokesman of the command, SP Ahmed Wakili, who confirmed the incident yesterday, told our reporter that on the said day, the Ningi Police Division received a distress call from retired DSP Kasuwa Isa who resides behind the INEC office in Ningi.
According to Wakil, the retired police officer reported that his son, Adamu Isa, was stabbed with a knife on his neck by one Abubakar Isah, who is also 15 years old and lives behind the NEPA office in Ningi.
“On receiving the complaint, the DPO of Ningi Division led a team of detectives to the scene of the incident and evacuated the victim to the General Hospital in Ningi, where he was certified dead by a medical doctor.”
Wakil added that the suspect, Abubakar Isa, had been arrested and was in police custody pending an investigation into the issue.
