Police detain suspect over alleged death of unidentified man in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has detained a suspect following the death of an unidentified man whose body was discovered inside an unoccupied house in the Badawa area of Kano State.

The deceased, believed to be about 28 years old, was found with a deep injury to his neck, which residents suspect led to his death before help could reach him.

A resident of the area, Yusuf Da’u Ibrahim, said the incident came to light after a neighbour alerted the ward head that a badly injured man was inside a vacant house and needed urgent help.

“Before emergency responders arrived, the police had already been informed. They quickly came to the scene, arrested a suspect and evacuated the body to the hospital,” Ibrahim said.

He added that residents did not recognise the victim and said it was the first time such an incident had occurred in the neighbourhood.

“We don’t know who the deceased is. This is the first time we have witnessed such a tragic incident in our community,” he said.

When contacted, the spokesperson for the Kano State Police Command, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said he had not yet received a detailed report on the incident.

“I have not received the full report yet, but the command will investigate the matter to establish exactly what happened,” Kiyawa said.