Plateau State Police Command has @rr3st3d a 23-year-old student of the University of Jos for allegedly k!ll!n& and b^ry!ng his colleague in a sh@ll0w gr@v3 inside his room at Rusau village in Jos North Local Government Area.
Sources confirmed the incident to security analyst Zagazola Makama on Sunday in Jos, citing a report received from the institution’s Chief Security Officer.
According to the sources, the susp3ct, identified as David Nanpon Timmap, a 300-level student of the university, allegedly @tt@ck3d and m@tch3t3d Peter Mata Mafurai, aged 22, (pictured) to d3@th in his residence.
Following the d!str3ss call received at about 9:30.m. on Saturday, the Divisional Police Officer of Laranto Division led a team of officers to the scene, where the s^sp3ct was @rr3st3d.
Investigations revealed that the s^sp3ct b^r!ed the d3c3as3d in a sh@ll0w gr@v3 he d^g inside his room.
The r3ma!ns of the v!ct!m were exh^m3d and deposited at Bingham University Teaching Hospital m0rgu3 for aut0psy.
The s^sp3ct is in c^st0dy while an investigation is ongoing to ascertain the motive behind the k!llin&.
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