Police operatives in Kogi State have arrested one Abdulmuqeet Musari, for injuring a 200-level undergraduate student of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Usman Tijani.
The spokesman for the state police command, Williams Aya, confirmed the arrest of the suspect in Lokoja on Thursday.
Aya said: “The suspect has been in our custody, and the investigation is ongoing.
“He will be arraigned on completion of the investigation.”
The Chairman of Adavi Local Government Area, Mr. Bashiru Okatenwu, also confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Lokoja by his media aide, Suleiman Acheneje.
He said the incident occurred at about 8:00 p.m. on December 23 near the Adavi Burial Ground in New Zango, Adavi.
The statement read: “In the late hours of December 23, between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. precisely, an unforeseen circumstance happened around Adavi Burial Ground, where a young boy, named Usman Tijani, got attacked by one of the bad eggs we still have in our society.
“Usman was brutally injured by Abdulmuqeet Musari, whose intent was, no doubt, to kill him.
“The victim was found nearly dead and rescued around 2:00 a.m. in New Zango, Adavi LGA, where he was immediately rushed to Lokoja and has since been receiving treatment in a hospital there.
“The culprit was already in the run but Kudos to the people’s Governor, the Chairman Of Adavi, and their Security intelligence as they were able to apprehend the culprit in Ekiti.”