A young man from Magandu town in the Tungan Wawa District of Kontagora LGA in Niger State, Naziru Amadu, has reportedly lost his life to a rival
He was reportedly k!lled by a rival, Tanko Sule, over a woman he was engaged to marry.
Sources told Daily Trust that the deceased was attacked at his residence on Friday night by Tanko Sule and his friends, who claimed to be in love with the girl the deceased was already engaged to.
Tanko was said to have mobilized his friends, with whom he attacked the deceased in his room and beat him into a stupor.
“The deceased’s mother heard noises from her son’s room. She went to investigate and found her son bleeding from his mouth and nose. She raised the alarm, and her son was rushed to the hospital. That was on Friday,” one source explained.
“On Saturday, the victim passed away around 10 am. Before he passed away, he mentioned that he was attacked by Tanko Sule. He said Sule had, on several occasions, threatened him if he did not leave the girl for him to marry. The deceased had already completed the formal engagement with the girl.”
The source added that the deceased was buried on Saturday in Kawo town, according to Islamic rites.
The spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, has also confirmed the incident.
He said the suspect had been arrested by the police.
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