3 in police net over homicide

Kano State Police Command has said it apprehended three suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of a 32-year-old man, Dahiru Musa. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, made this known while presenting the suspects before journalists at the command’s headquarters in Bompai, Kano. He said the victim’s brother reported the deceased […]

Kano State Police Command has said it apprehended three suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of a 32-year-old man, Dahiru Musa.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, made this known while presenting the suspects before journalists at the command’s headquarters in Bompai, Kano.

He said the victim’s brother reported the deceased missing on Sept. 29, suspecting his associate, Aliyu Adamu, who was later apprehended on Sept. 30.

“During interrogation, Aliyu Adamu confessed to conspiring with one Mubarak Abdulsalam to lure Dahiru to his house under the guise of land business negotiation. The suspects poisoned Dahiru and stabbed him to death, and later disposed of his body in an uncompleted building nearby.

 “Their motive was to acquire Dahiru’s landed property, as Aliyu was in possession of the land documents,” he said.

He pointed out that an investigation led to the arrest of Mubarak, who revealed that upon learning of Aliyu’s arrest, he and Sadiq Sunusi conspired to burn Dahiru’s body to destroy evidence.

“The body was recovered and sent to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano for autopsy.

“The three suspects are currently undergoing investigation at the command’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Homicide Section, and will be charged to court,” he said