The Borno State Police Command has arrested ten people for the alleged murder of a police constable in Maiduguri.
The suspects are, Usman Audu, 20, Hauwa Usman, 20, Aisha Musa, 19, Abba Bala, 20, Sunday Garba, 21, David Paul, 35, Mohammed Abubakar, 19, Jude Eze, 37, Amaechi Abdulsalam Afochibe, 37, and Nduibuse Nnaji, 34.
Babagana Mala, the slain constable, was assigned to the command’s Police Crack Unit. And was deployed to Malari in the state’s Konduga Local Government Area.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Yusufu, told journalists on Tuesday that the incident happened around 4.27 p.m. on Sunday.
Yusufu said:
“The police constable, who came home (Maiduguri) on permission, was stabbed with a sharp object on his back by his assailants.
“We understand there was an altercation between the hoodlums and the constable before he was stabbed.
“On receipt of a distress call from the area, the police patrol team responded. The victim was taken to the Maiduguri Specialist Hospital where he was later certified dead.
“Police undercover operatives obtained a video clip of the incident from a good Samaritan which led to the arrest of the suspects.”
Yusuf said a proper investigation would be conducted before the suspects are charged in court.