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Police arrest UNIJOS student for killing, burying colleague in shallow grave

The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old student of the University of Jos for allegedly killing his colleague and burying him in a shallow grave inside his room at Rusau village, Jos North Local Government Area.

Sources confirmed the incident to Zagazola Makama on Sunday in Jos, citing a report received from the university’s Chief Security Officer.

The suspect, identified as David Nanpon Timmap, a 300-level student of the institution, allegedly attacked and hacked to death 22-year-old Peter Mata Mafurai, a fellow student, inside his residence.

According to the sources, police operatives from the Laranto Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer, swiftly responded to a distress call at about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday and arrested the suspect at the scene.

Investigations revealed that after killing his colleague, the suspect buried the body in a shallow grave he had dug inside his room.

The remains of the victim were later exhumed and taken to the Bingham University Teaching Hospital morgue for autopsy.

The police confirmed that the suspect is currently in custody while investigations continue to uncover the motive behind the gruesome killing.

LUKMAN ABDULMALIK

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