Entrepreneur arrested for stabbing business partner to death over N500,000 debt
The police command in Yobe says it has detained a man, Yunus Isa, in connection with alleged murder of his business partner, Lawan Adamu.
A statement by the command’s spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this on Thursday.
Mr Adamu’s body was found on September 15, with a deep cut in the throat and stab wounds in the Nayinawa area of Damaturu.
The police said credible intelligence led to the arrest of Mr Isa, the prime suspect in the case, at Shago Tara near Nayinawa.
“Investigation revealed that Lawan Adamu was his employer and business partner in the engine oil trade. He (the suspect) borrowed N500,000 from Adamu last year with a profit-sharing agreement.
“However, when he failed to meet the agreement terms, the deceased demanded repayment. Isa callously murdered Adamu to avoid repaying the debt, killing him in cold blood,” the police said.
The police noted that the swift resolution of the case demonstrated the command’s commitment towards ensuring justice and public safety.
He said the suspect would soon be arraigned.
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