Some of his workers gave me information I used to carry out the crime – 18-year-old panel beater confesses to k!lling former Niger State perm sec

Jagaba, who retired from the State Ministry of Environment and Climate Change was stabbed to d3ath at his block moulding industry at the Eastern Bye Pass in Minna on Saturday after, December 7, 2024. 

He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced d3ad by medical experts.

Briefing newsmen at the police headquarters on Thursday, December 12, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Danmamman said the suspect, a panel beater, stabbed the victim in the head and made away with his car.

The CP said the Police crack squad of the command intercepted the vehicle along Bosso Estate road, Minna with the suspect. 

Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to being the deceased’s car painter and had visited him at his block industry. 

He further confessed that he conspired with some of the deceased workers who gave him more information in carrying out the crime. 

“On 7th December, 2024 at about 3pm, an incident of culpable homicide was reported at Tudun-Wada Division, that on the same date at about 11:30am, a young boy trespassed to a block industry located along Eastern Bye-Pass, Minna attacked and stabbed one Adamu Jagaba on the head and made away with the victim’s vehicle, a Toyota Camry with Reg. No. MNA 61 AE,” the CP stated. 

“The victim was rushed to a nearby Hospital where he gave up the ghost and he was confirmed dead. The Police Operatives of the Division visited the scene and commenced investigation immediately. 

“Fortunately, the details of the vehicle were circulated to all Police nipping points and formations within the State and on the same date at about 7pm, the Police Crack-Squad of the Command intercepted the said vehicle along Bosso Estate road, Minna with the suspect named; Fatiyah Abdulhakeem aged 18yrs of Tayi village via Bosso Minna.

“During interrogation the suspect confessed to being the deceased car painter and visited him at his block industry located along Eastern Bye-Pass via Maitumbi adjacent to PDP Secretariat Minna. 

“He said he deliberately stabbed the deceased severally on the head and the neck after their discussion and made away with his vehicle. 

“He confessed further that he conspired with some of the deceased workers who gave him more information in carrying out the crime. 

“Investigation is ongoing and an effort to arrest other gang members is being intensified.”