Baraje was reportedly trailed and apprehended by a team of policemen attached to the Bangi Police Division of the state while trying to escape.
The suspect, who lives in Shirumbu village, Maraga Local Government Area of the state, was said to have allegedly killed 50-year-old Baraje during a heated argument over Dodo’s love for a local brew called ‘suck and die’. The suspected is said to have shot the uncle for allegedly preventing him from taking the drink.
Northern City News gathered that Dodo lived with his uncle from infancy, before he got married.
Baraje, a father of four, blamed the incident on the influence of alcohol and was worried about how he would explain the matter to his family. He was quoted by Punch as saying:
“I don’t know how I am going to explain this to my family, especially to my wife who loved my late uncle so much. In fact, I was under the influence of alcohol; ordinarily I wouldn’t have killed my uncle who took care of me.
“I had never quarreled with him before, honestly, I don’t know what came over me. May Allah forgive me. I now realised what I have done to my life, I am a fool,” he laments.
The police public relations officer, Muhammad Abubakar, confirmed the incident, stating that operatives recovered one single-barrelled gun from him.
The suspect would soon be arraigned in court, according to the police..
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