A second-year undergraduate of Confluence University of Science and Technology, CUSTECH, Osara in Kogi, Usman Tijani, has been attacked and brutally injured by his friend, Abdulmuqeet Musari, Police have said.
The Kogi Command’s Spokesman, SP Williams Aya, confirmed the incident and detention of the suspect by the command to NAN in Lokoja on Thursday. Aya said: “The suspect has been in our custody, and the investigation is ongoing. “He will be arraigned on completion of the investigation.
“Usman was brutally injured by Abdulmuqeet Musari, whose intent was, no doubt, to kill him. “The victim was found nearly dead and rescued around 2 am in New Zango, Adavi LGA, where he was immediately rushed to Lokoja and has since been receiving treatment in a hospital there. “The culprit was already in the run but Kudos to the people’s Governor, the Chairman Of Adavi, and their Security intel, as they were able to apprehend the culprit in Ekiti,” Okatenwu said.
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