The police command in Adamawa has arrested a 28-year-old man, Ibrahim Augustine, for stabbing a 21-year-old man, Haggai Markus, to death over roasted meat.

Mr Augustine, a resident of Mararaban Vimtim in Mubi North council area, was arrested following the incident.

In a statement on Thursday, the command’s spokesperson, Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, said the incident occurred on Wednesday at about 8:00 p.m.

“The deceased reportedly had a misunderstanding with the suspect over roasted meat taken from a butcher’s table at Mararaban Vimtim,” he said.

He stated that in the course of the misunderstanding, the suspect allegedly used a knife and stabbed the victim in the chest.

The police said the incident was reported  at about 8:45 p.m., on the same date by the father of the deceased, one Markus Gabo.

Mr Nguroje said police attached to Mubi North Division promptly visited the scene and found the lifeless body of the victim in a pool of blood.

“One sharp knife was recovered as exhibit, and the suspect was apprehended and taken into custody. Photographs of the scene were taken,” he explained.

Mr Nguroje noted that the corpse was evacuated to the Federal Medical Centre, Mubi, where a medical doctor confirmed the victim dead.

He added that the suspect and the case diary would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation and prosecution.