A young man identified as Abdulmuqeet Musari has been
arrested for slitting the throat of A 200- level undergraduate of Confluence
University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara in Kogi, Usman Tijani
described as his friend.
Musari had committed the attempted murder of Tijani on
December 23, around Adavi Burial Ground, New Zango in Adavi Local Government
Area of Kogi State.
Spokesperson for Kogi Police Command, SP Williams Aya,
confirmed the incident in Lokoja on Thursday.
He said the suspect has been arrested and in custody.
Aya said: “The suspect has been in our custody, and
investigation is ongoing.
“He will be arraigned on completion of the
investigation.”
Also confirming the incident in a statement, the
Chairman, Adavi Local Government Area (LGA), Mr Bashiru Okatenwu, stated that
the incident occurred at about 8 pm on December 23, around Adavi Burial Ground,
New Zango in Adavi.
According to the statement issued by Okatenwu’s Media
Aide, Suleiman Acheneje, in Adavi, the victim is a 200-level student of the
Department of Cyber Security in CUSTECH.
“In the late hours of December 23, between 7 pm and 8
pm precisely, an unforseen circumstance happened around Adavi Burial Ground,
where a young boy, named Usman Tijani, got attacked by one of the bad eggs we
still have in our society.
“Usman was brutally injured by Abdulmuqeet Musari,
whose intent was, no doubt, to kill him.
“The victim was found nearly dead and rescued around 2
am in
New Zango, Adavi LGA, where he was immediately rushed
to Lokoja and has since been receiving treatment in a hospital there.
“The culprit was already on the run, but Kudos to the
people’s Governor, the Chairman Of Adavi, and their Security intel, as they
were able to apprehend the culprit in Ekiti,” Okatenwu said.
He assured the good people of Adavi of his
administration’s commitment toward ensuring adequate security for their lives
and property.
Meanwhile, a relation of the victim, Zainab Avosuahu,
who commented on the issue through her Meta (Facebook) page post on Tuesday,
said the suspect allegedly lured her nephew into the bush, collected N200,000
from him and slit his throat.
Avosuahu stated: “the 19-year-old victim, who runs a
POS business, is currently undergoing surgery in a Lokoja hospital.
“This is a call for justice for my nephew, whom his
friend dragged to the bush, collected 200k from and still have his throat
butchered (slit). (NAN)
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