The Niger State Police Command has arrested a man, Mubarak, suspected to be mentally unstable for st*bbing a 25-year-old man, Shamseen Danshehu, to de.ath
The incident took place on Sunday evening in the Kwangila area of Minna, the state capital when Mubarak was said to have engaged Danshehu in a fisticuffs during which he allegedly stabbed him in the chest.
He was rushed to the nearby Minna General hospital where he was confirmed de.ad on arrival.
The residents who said they did not know what caused the fight however said they always saw Mubarak in the street moving from place to place scavenging in residents’ refuse containers.
Spokesman for the state police command, Wasiu Abiodun, on Monday and he confirmed the de.ath of Danshehu.
“During the fight, the said scavenger stabbed Shamsu on the chest with scissors.
“The victim was rushed to the general hospital but gave up the ghost in the hospital and confirmed dead. The suspect was arrested for further investigation,” Abiodun said.
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