25-Year-Old Man Kills Farmer with Knife in Jigawa over Firewood

Jagawa Police Command have confirmed the arrest of a 25-year-old man identified as Saminu Muntari, who was alleged to have stabbed a farmer, Murtala Alhassan, to death over a firewood misunderstanding.

ASP Lawan Shiisu, the state Police Public Relations Officer, made the disclosure on Monday in Dutse, explaining that the deceased had confronted Muntari on April 15 for trespassing into his farm to fetch firewood.

ASP Shiisu who disclosed that the suspect, Muntari, went to the residence of the deceased and stabbed him with a knife for challenging him over the cutting of firewood from his farm without authority, revealed that the victim died on the spot.

According to the him: “On April 15, the District Head of Kwalam Village in Taura Local Government Area informed the police that one Murtala Alhassan of Kaura Village noticed that one Saminu Muntari trespassed into his farmland to cut firewood.

“That Alhassan enquired from Muntari why he cut firewood from his farm without his consent.

“Later in the day, Muntari went to the house of Alhassan and stabbed him with a knife on the right side of his chest as a result of which he died on the spot.”

“Muntari also stabbed an eyewitness, Sunusi Nasiru, on his left hand for attempting to apprehend him,” the police spokesman added.

He further stated that the police moved to the scene after getting the report, and took the eyewitness to Ringim General Hospital for treatment.

Shiisu added that the remains of the deceased, who was confirmed dead by a medical doctor at the same hospital, were later released to his family for burial.