A man identified as Garba
Maru, who was recently arrested for killing his neighbor, Umar Mohammed at
their home in Kokani Village, Fulani Camp, New Bussa in Borgu Local Government
Area of Niger state has told the police that he used an axe to kill Umar
because he offended him and as a Fulani man, he doesn’t know how to forgive people.
According to police report,
one Hassan Mohammed had gone to the police station to report that the deceased,
who was his elder brother, was in the market when the suspect and one Dan-Muzua
asked him to come back to their camp.
When Umar returned home,
Garba and his accomplice engaged him in a fight and allegedly killed him. They
used an axe to inflict deep cuts on Umar’s body and he died from excessive
bleeding.
When interrogated, Garba
told the police he has had accumulated bitterness towards the deceased.
“I’m a Fulani man; I hardly
forgive somebody that offends me. I will always remember and I’m ready to kill
the person at any given time. I am such a person, if you wronged me in January
and I see you in December, I will retaliate,” Maru stated
Confirming his arrest, the
spokesperson of the state police command, Muhammad Abubakar, said Garba would
be arraigned in court soon.
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