A 38-year-old man, Kelfari Jediel, has been arrested in Adamawa for allegedly stabbing his uncle’s son, 20-years-old Parambiu Alexander to death while fighting over N150.
According to IgbereTV reports, the incident occurred at Fotta community in Gombi Local Government Area of the state after the duo were paid for a job they had carried out.
During interrogation at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the state Police Command in Yola, the father-of-two said he and the deceased were engaged in a plaster job on April 14.
They shared the money they were paid after completing the job, however, he was supposed to give the deceased a balance of N150 but decided not to do so.
The suspect said that Parambiu kept insisting that he must give him the money. His refusal to give him the money led to a quarrel between them. He explained that a woman heard them fighting over the balance and settled the matter by giving Parambiu the sum of N150.
Kelfari said that after the woman left, the deceased insisted that the original N150 balance must be given to him as according to him, the money the woman gave him was a gift and not the balance. He claimed that he went to the house of the deceased, met his mother and narrated everything to her, adding that she ”advised him to report the matter to the police.”
Kelfari also claimed that he was on his way out of the house when the deceased caught him and held his neck tightly. He claims in self defence, he drew out a knife from his waist and stabbed him on his chest. Parambiu died on the way to a health center in Fotta while Kelfari was later arrested.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who confirmed the incident, said that investigation is ongoing after which the suspect will be charged to court.
