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How Katsina student killed colleague over girlfriend

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5 years ago

May 10, 2019

An 18 – year – old student , Ahmed Abubakar , of Government Day Secondary School in Katsina State has allegedly killed his colleague , Mikailu Mustapha , following a misunderstanding between them over a girl .
The police said Abubakar , a . k. a Sha ’ aban , stabbed Mustapha to death during a misunderstanding, adding that he had confessed to the crime .

Consequently, he was arraigned before a Katsina Magistrates ’ Court for culpable homicide under Section 221 of the Penal Code.

The police prosecutor , ASP Sani Ado , told the court on Thursday that investigation was still in progress .
The presiding magistrate , Hajiya Fadile Dikko, adjourned the matter till June 11 and remanded the accused in prison custody.
In a related development , a 20 – year – old student of the Department of Sociology at the Federal University , Dutsin – ma , Sani Anas , is also facing prosecution for allegedly being in unlawful possession of a locally – made revolver pistol and six rounds of live ammunition suspected to have been stolen .

He was charged under Section 3 ( 1 ) of the Robbery and Firearms Special Provision Act, Cap . R 11 , LFN , 2004 and 319A of the Penal Code .
Anas was remanded in prison custody till June 13 .