Birthday party killing: Police parade ‘principal’ suspect

The police in Bauchi ‎have paraded a man said to be the principal suspect in the crisis that occurred at Yelwa area, a suburb of the metropolis. Parading the suspect, the state command’s spokesman, DSP Kamal Datti Abubakar, said operatives attached‎ to the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) intercepted and arrested the suspect, Patrick Zumunta, on […]

The police in Bauchi ‎have paraded a man said to be the principal suspect in the crisis that occurred at Yelwa area, a suburb of the metropolis.

Parading the suspect, the state command’s spokesman, DSP Kamal Datti Abubakar, said operatives attached‎ to the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) intercepted and arrested the suspect, Patrick Zumunta, on his way to Bauchi from Jos.

According to the police, ‎a fight had broken out between two rival groups at a birthday party organised by the suspect for his girlfriend which led to the death of three people and burning of two houses and a car.

It could be recalled that 76 suspects were arrested by ‎the police following the crisis at Yelwa Tsakani about two weeks ago.

DSP Abubakar, while fielding questions from‎ journalists, said some of the suspects have already been charged to court while others were still being investigated.