Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Abdullahi Garba has reportedly stabbed his Colleague to death in Kebbi state following an argument.
ASP Shu’aibu Sani-Malunfashi was said to have been stabbed in his left rib with a pair of scissors.
Disclosing this Kebbi State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, in a statement, explained that the two officers had an altercation that degenerated into a fight.
The statement read in part “The incident happened in the course of the dispute, ASP Abdullahi Garba stabbed ASP Shu’aibu Sani-Malunfashi on his left rib with scissors.
“On receipt of the report the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Argungu, swiftly rushed to the scene, arrested the erring officer, and recovered the exhibit (weapon)”
It added that he (DPO) rushed Sani-Malunfashi to Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital, Birnin Kebbi, where a medical doctor confirmed him dead.
The statement stated that Garba was immediately arrested and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Birnin Kebbi, saying that the case has also been referred to the homicide section for a discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the ugly incident.
According to the PPRO, an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident has begun as ordered by Ahmed Magaji-Kontagora, the Kebbi State Commissioner of Police.
