Soldier Arrested for Murderous Stabbing in Abia State

According to a Private Soldier of the 82nd Division of the Nigerian Army in Enugu, the police have detained one Saeed Sabo for fatally stabbing a 34-year-old man in Umuahia, Abia State.

Offor Uchenna, a resident of Olokoro in Umuahia South, Abia State, was killed by a soldier working for a Chinese construction firm in Umuahia, Abia State, after an incident broke out between them at approximately 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 5 in the area of Umuahia train station.

According to a witness who spoke to Punch, “the soldier smacked the guy who then grabbed the soldier by the uniform,” adding that the military then stabbed him with his bayonet.

The victim was treated right away at the Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, where he was pronounced dead.

The suspect has been handed over to the Police for further investigation and potential prosecution, while Uchenna’s body has been left at the morgue.

The arrest of the suspect was verified by SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, the Police PRO in charge of the Abia State command, who also said that an inquiry had been launched.