Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - Two men have been arrested over the k!lling of a police officer, Inspector Ibrahim Maizabuwa in Adamawa State.
The deceased was gruesomely mrdered by some assailants in Swa, Lafiya
Lamurde Local Government Area of the state.
Upon investigation and interrogation, the culprits admitted to the crime
and led the police to a shallow grave where they buried him.
Late Maizabuwa was laid to rest in Bambam town, Dadiya Balanga LGA on
Monday, November 25.
Two suspects, Ezekiel Kefas, 67, and Stephen Zabadi, 44, who hail from
Wamsa Suwa Ward in Lamurde LGA, were apprehended on November 19, 2024.
The spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, who
confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday said the son of the
deceased, Danlami Ibrahim Maizabuwa, who hails from Gombe State, reported the
matter to the police.
"Our investigation reveals that the deceased is a police officer
and works in Gombe State. He visited his friend, Ezekiel Kefas, who resides at
Wamsa Suwa. He was killed and buried in the community,” the PPRO said.
He quoted Kefas as saying during interrogation, “My friend came and
started destroying properties, including pots of soup and water in my house and
assaulting people, as a result of which women and children raised alarm which
attracted thugs who beat him. They beat him with sticks to d3ath. Yesterday, we
went to the houses of those who were among those who took part in the beating,
but we didn’t meet any of them.”
Nguroje said the state Commissioner of Police, Morris Dankombo, had ordered for discreet investigation, arrest and prosecution of all those involved in the matter.
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