The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 19-year-old man identified as Sadiq Safiyanu, for allegedly stabbing his friend, Ibrahim Dole, with a machete while fighting over N200 Indian hemp.
According to LindaIkeji, the duo were arraigned before the Jimeta Area Court II in Adamawa state by the police for offenses ranging from the disturbance of public peace, inciting disturbance and causing hurt contrary to sections 79, 80 and 217 of the penal code law.
The incident was said to have occurred on the 10th December, 2022, while fighting over the Indian Hemp.
According to police investigations, Sadiq sent a boy to buy him the prohibited substance, but on his way back, the little boy was stopped by Ibrahim, who then collected and seized the hemp from him.
When Sadiq learned about the situation, he grabbed a machete and went to confront Ibrahim. Ibrahim took the Indian hemp from his pocket and showed it to Sadiq, claiming that no man born of a woman would ever pay him for it. A fight broke out between the two men, and Sadiq stabbed Ibrahim in the hand.
Both men pleaded guilty following their arraignment. Following the defendants’ plea, the Prosecutor requested that the case be adjourned so that he could call a witness for corroboration.
After hearing their plea as well as the prosecutor’s application, the court presided over by Abubakar Balarabe adjourned the case to January 10th, 2023, for corroboration and summary trial.
