Eight suspects linked to the murder of Abdulkadir Kamar, a lecturer from the Department of Physical Health Education at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), the Borno State Police Command has announced.
Spokesman of the command, ASP Daso Kenneth, told one of Nigerian national dailies, Daily Trust that the suspects were apprehended following a report filed by the Chief Security Officer of the university.
“He reported to police station around 6:30 am that a body was found in the office, and identified as Dr. Abdulkadir Kamal.
“Our men swung into action immediately, cordoned off the scene of the crime, and evacuated the body to hospital for autopsy.
“Although we arrested eight suspects who are in our custody, investigations are ongoing to unravel those behind the act,” Kenneth said.
The university’s spokesman, Prof. Danjuma Gambo, said Dr Abdulkadir was murdered in his office on Sunday evening while attending to some pending tasks.
“He was brutally murdered with knife and hammer, leaving him in the pool of his blood. They also escaped with his car and some other valuables,” revealed a fellow lecturer.
“However, many people are attributing the murder to the position he held as the faculty examination officer,” he added.
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