Student apprehended by Policemen for allegedly stabbing colleague to death
Student apprehended by Policemen for allegedly stabbing colleague to death
Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command has apprehended a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, for allegedly stabbing a fellow student to death.
This was confirmed in a statement by the Command’s public relations officer (PPRO), SP Ramhan Nansel, in Lafia, the state capital.
According to him, the arrest followed a complaint from a resident, Madam Mercy Bassey, who provided an intelligence about a violent exchange between her tenant and his friend.
He stated that after receiving the complaint, detectives were sent to the scene, where they discovered Ibrahim Matthew, a part-time ND2 Computer Science student, lying in a pool of blood.
The PPRO confirmed that the victim was quickly transported to the General Hospital in Nasarawa town but was declared dead due to the severity of his injuries.
SP Nansel reported that the suspect, John Gambo, an ND2 Banking and Finance student, was arrested and admitted to attacking the victim with both an axe and a knife.
He added that the bloodstained weapons were recovered as evidence.
“On the 6th of February, 2025, at about 0200hrs, a report was lodged at Nasarawa Division by one Mercy Bassey, a female resident at the address behind ECWA Peace College, Shagari Road, Nasarawa, regarding a violent altercation between two individuals. The incident occurred between one of her tenants and his friend at their lodge.
“Upon receiving the report, the Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, immediately sent a team of detectives who promptly responded to the scene. The detectives found one Ibrahim Matthew, a part-time ND2 Computer Science student of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa (FPN), lying in a pool of his own blood. Ibrahim had suffered fatal injuries. He was immediately rushed to General Hospital Nasarawa, where he was confirmed dead. The body was subsequently deposited in the morgue for post mortem examination” he explained.
He stated that the Commissioner of Police, Shettima Jauro Mohammed, has instructed that the case be moved to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Lafia for further investigation and prosecution.
