A man simply identified as Yakubu Adamu of Kumbi village in Kirfi Local Government has reportedly stabbed his younger brother, Yayaji Abubakar to death over the latter’s motorcycle.
Adamu was later arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command according to the state police spokesperson, Superintendent Ahmed Wakil in a statement on Friday.
Wakil narrated that the Suspect confessed to the crime, stating that his motive was to inherit Abubakar’s motorcycle.
The Police Spokesman disclosed that Adamu had been involved in motorcycle thefts since 2020.
He added that the victim was stabbed multiple times in his hands and stomach. He was rushed to General Hospital Alkaleri, where he was pronounced dead.
Wakil said:
“On October 13, at about 7:30 p.m., one Usman Mohammad, 38, of Gorondo Village via Alkaleri council, Bauchi State, reported a case at the Divisional Headquarters, Kirfi.
“He said on the same date, at about 3:40 p.m., one Yakubu Adamu, 25, of Kumbi village via Alkaleri council, armed with a shaped knife, attacked his younger brother, Yayaji Abubakar, 25, of the same address.
“During interrogation, the defendant confessed to having committed the offence and further revealed that he started the act of stealing a motorcycle in the year 2020 when he criminally conspired with one Auwalu of the same address and stole a red Bajaj motorcycle.
“He sold it at N70,000, and they shared the proceeds of crime among themselves. An investigation is still ongoing, after which the suspect will be charged to court.”
