Lover kills a 28yrs old man in fight over girlfriend....SEE PHOTO

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State police in Nasarawa State on Saturday confirmed the killing of
one Yusuf Salihu, 28, by another man in an apparent tussle over a girl
friend in Akwanga Local Government Area of the state.
ASP Ismaila Umar-Noman, the state Police Public Relations Officer,
confirmed the incident when he spoke in Lafia.
"We received information on April 22, that some youths in Akwanga
mobilised themselves with cutlasses, knives, among others, to revenge
the death of Mr Yusuf Salihu who was allegedly stabbed to death by Mr
Alias Sadam on misunderstanding over a girlfriend.
"We quickly sent our officers to the area to investigate what was
happening and on reaching there, our men discovered that one Mr Yusuf
Salihu was stabbed at his back with a knife by one Mr Alias Sadam and
he died on the spot.
"The police have already commenced investigation in to the matter as
the suspect is on the run.
`I want to assure the family and the members of the public that the
police will do everything human possibly to bring the culprit to
book,'' he said.
Umar-Noman said that the police had since released the body of the
decease to the family for burial.
He also said that normalcy had returned to the area and urged the
public to always give vital information to the police in the interest
of peace.
He warned youths against taking laws in to their hand and advised the
public to report their grievances to the appropriate authority for
necessary action rather than engaging in violence.
Also speaking, the uncle to the deceased, Mr Tanimu Haruna, also
confirmed the incident and appealed to the police to apprehend the
suspect.(NAN)
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