A 22-year-old man identified as Aliyu Adamu, has been arrested by operatives of Police in Kano for masterminding the killing of his close associate, Dahiru Musa over landed property.

Adamu was arrested alongside two other accomplice, Mubarak Abdulsalam and Sadiq Sunusi.

The Command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna who confirmed this to newsmen, said the suspects led by Adamu connived to kill Musa with the intent to convert the landed property of the deceased to his own.

SP Haruna said the deceased’s brother reported the sudden disappearance of his brother, Musa to the command and his last contact was later traced to Adamu.

According to him, “On 29th September, 2024 at about 07:30pm, a report was received from a resident of Dorayi Quarters, Kano that his brother one Dahiru Musa, 32 years old, ‘m’, of same address was missing and they are strongly suspecting one of his close associates, Aliyu Adamu, 22 years old, ‘m’, of Gaida Yan-Kusa Quarters, Kumbotso LGA, Kano State who happened to be his last contact before he got missing.

“On receipt of the report, a team of detectives swung into action and arrested the said Aliyu Adamu on 30th September, 2024. During the course of the investigation, the suspect confessed to having conspired with his friend one Mubarak Abdulsalam, 20 years old, ‘m’, of Mandawari Quarters Kano, lured the victim to his house located at Gaida Yan-Kusa Quarters under the pretext of negotiating land business.

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He then offered him food with poison, and having discovered that he was unconscious, they used knives and stabbed him to death. They later packed the remains in a sack and thrown to an uncompleted building near his house.

He further confessed that their intention was to convert the deceased landed property to his own as he was in possession of the land documents.

“Further Investigation led to the arrest of the accomplice, Mubarak Abdulsalam who confessed that upon getting the information that Aliyu Adamu has been arrested, he conspired with one Sadiq Sunusi, 19 years old, ‘m’, of Mandawari Quarters, use petrol and burnt the deceased body to erase evidence. The body was evacuated to Murtala Mohammed Specialists Hospital Kano for autopsy. All the three (3) suspects are currently at the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Homicide Section undergoing investigation, thereafter will be charged to court for prosecution.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Salman Dogo Garba while appreciating those who assisted with information that led to the arrest of the suspects also urged Kano State residents to exercise caution and always be accompanied with appropriate individuals when meeting people for businesses and engagements especially when invited to isolated place,” SP Haruna however stated.