A teenage secondary school student from Kubwa, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was reportedly stabbed to death.
According to reports acquired on Monday morning, the deceased, Salma Yunusa, was cruelly assassinated by her co-tenant in the Byazhin part of town, where she lived with her elder sister, Bilikisu Yunusa.
The suspect, Immaculate Chukwudi, a co-tenant who lives in the same property, has been captured by police.
The deceased’s elder sister was claimed to have informed journalists that she intervened after an incident between the suspect and another male tenant named Pastor.
According to her, the argument went further, and unfortunately, when her younger sister intervened, she was stabbed by the suspect.
Bilikisu narated: ‘’I saw the pastor parking off the clothes that he washed, even though they were yet to dry and when I tried to find out why, he simply told me that it was the suspect that demanded it. I commended his decision, only for the woman to come out and threaten to deal with me, accusing me of being involved in the matter. She brought out a knife later, around 10 pm in the night, and continued to make some noise in the house.
‘’In the following morning, I went to my drum to fetch water, but the woman approached again and spit over the water. My younger sister (the deceased) came out of the room, and after informing her about the development, she immediately threw away the water on the ground, which seemed to have annoyed the suspect. So, the suspect left, only for her to return with a bucket filled with water and empty it on my sister.
‘’As my sister was trying to clear her face from the water, she brought out a knife and stabbed her on the chest. I rushed her to the Kubwa General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.’’
Bilikisu added that officials were notified of the incident and soon came at the apartment to detain the culprit.
According to reports, the deceased was buried in her village of Ajagwumu in Dekina LGA, Kogi State, on the preceding Wednesday.
When approached by media, Josephine Adeh, spokesperson for the FCT police headquarters, acknowledged the occurrence and stated that an inquiry was currently underway.
She added that the suspect would be brought before the court in the near future.