A military man with the Nigerian army has been accused of  stabbing a man identified as Ali Mohammed to death after a misunderstanding at Lambatta Market in a Local Government Area of Niger State.  

The military man identified as Lance Cpl. Attahiru Jibril narrowly escaped lynching by the traders at the market but for the intervention of the Niger State Police Command.

Commissioner of Police in Niger State, Adamu Usman said “the suspect attacked and stabbed the victim to death with a knife, following a misunderstanding at the market.”

He said that the incident occurred on Friday, September 6, 2019.

“We succeeded in rescuing the suspect from a mob attack at the market and notified military authorities accordingly,” the commissioner said.

Usman said the suspect claimed he was on special duty in Maiduguri, Borno.

He added that Jibril will be charged to court after investigations were completed.