The Police have arrested a middle aged man, Musibau Mustapha, for killing his colleague during a hunting expedition.
Mustapha,
30, was said to have mistaken his fellow hunter, Sunday Ijasa, for an
antelope and released the bullet which instantly claimed his life a
couple of days ago at Igbara Odo Ekiti in Ekiti South-West Local
Government Area of the state According to the Public Relations
Officer of the state police command, Mr Victor Babayemi, in Ado Ekiti,
weekend, the suspect was arrested following an allegation that he killed
the deceased while hunting at Igbara Odo Ekiti. According to him, Mustapha was said to have mistook the deceased for an antelope. The
police image maker added that there were inconsistencies in the
statement
made by the suspect after preliminary investigations conducted
by the police.
Babayemi further said autopsy had been conducted
on the corpse, while investigation is still on-going, adding that the
suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigation is completed.
[Vanguard]
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