Man stabs neighbour to death over alleged roasted meat disagreement in Adamawa

A 28-year-old man, Ibrahim Augustine, has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly stabbing his 21-year-old neighbour, Haggai Markus, to death in a disagreement over roasted meat in Mubi North Local Government Area of the state.

SP Suleiman Nguroji, the command’s spokesman, in a statement issued on Thursday, explained that the incident took place at Mararaban Vimtim on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at about 8 pm, when the deceased reportedly had a disagreement with Augustine over roasted meat taken from a butcher’s table.

The statement said that in the course of the disagreement, the suspect allegedly used a knife and stabbed the victim in the chest.

At about 20:45hrs on the same date, the father of the deceased, one Markus Gabo, reported the incident to the police.

Nguroji further explained that police operatives attached to the Mubi North Division visited the scene after receiving the report and found Markus lying dead in a pool of blood, saying that one sharp knife was recovered as exhibit, and the suspect was apprehended and taken into custody.

According to the statement, “Photographs of the scene were taken. The corpse was evacuated to the Federal Medical Centre, Mubi, where a medical doctor confirmed the victim dead.”

The suspect and the case diary, the statement said, would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation, after which he will be prosecuted.

The Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State Command, CP Kabir Hassan, commiserated with the deceased’s family and assured the public that justice would be served.

The police spokesman advised residents to settle disputes peacefully and report disagreements to the police instead of resorting to violence.