Crime
NSCDC Arrest ABU Veterinary Medicine Student For Alleged Killing 17-Year-Old Boy In Bauchi
He (deceased) was stabbed in the stomach and wrapped in white cloth and dumped
Bauchi, Bauchi State – The Bauchi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested one Abdullahi Ibrahim, a 500-level student of Veterinary Medicine at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, for allegedly killing a 17-year-old boy.
According to NSCDC Commandant in Bauchi State, Ilelaboye Oyejide, the victim, identified as Umar Usman, was discovered wrapped in cloth and left abandoned at the Misau bypass.
“Investigations have revealed that Abdullahi Ibrahim allegedly lured the teenage secondary student into a encounter by sharing explicit photos of himself. He enticed the victim with the aim of engaging in homosexual activity. The ensuing events culminated in the young boy’s untimely death.
“On October 20, 2023, the lifeless body of Umar Usman was found wrapped in a white cloth and dumped in the Misau bypass.
“He was quickly taken to General Hospital Misau where he was certified dead by a medical doctor. His corpse was handed over to the family for burial.
“After thorough investigations by the operatives, a suspect, Abdullahi Ibrahim, a 500-level student of Veterinary Medicine ABU Zaria, was arrested.
“We realised that there was a chat between the suspect, Ibrahim and the deceased, Usman. In the communication, we saw where the suspect enticed the deceased with homosexual love and he showed him his naked picture.
“When Usman went to meet him somehow, he (deceased) was stabbed in the stomach and wrapped in white cloth and dumped where he was found.”
However, during the investigation, the suspect confessed to the crime.