Boy Stabbed To Death Because Of Jonathan's Billboard

A teenage boy has been killed in a row over a
campaign billboard of President Goodluck
Jonathan in Zangon Aya, Igabi local government of
Kaduna State. Sama’ila Umar was stabbed in the
back and later fell down a deep well after a brief
argument over the erection of Jonathan’s billboard
in the town.
Police confirmed the incident and said one
Mohammed Suleiman was arrested. A source in
Zangon Aya told Weekly Trust yesterday that the
incident happened on Thursday at about 7pm. He
said:
“Mohammed Suleiman came with posters of the
president and was looking for a spot to erect a
giant billboard. The deceased, Umar, told him not
to place any poster or erect a campaign billboard
in the town because the area was the stronghold of
the opposition party and billboard might be
damaged.”
The source said Suleiman refused to heed the
advice and was angered when Umar kept pleading
with him over the matter.
“He brought out a knife and stabbed Umar and
chased him. Umar is from the nearby Kadaugi
village and was not familiar with the area and he
fell into a well.” His corpse was removed and
buried.
Tension swelled in the town following the incident
but extra policemen were deployed before the
situation got out of hand.
Suleiman was said to be a relative of a popular
politician in the area and an aide to Governor
Mukhtar Ramalan Yero. Police spokesman deputy
superintendent Zubairu Abubakar said Suleiman
was arrested and investigation is ongoing and
homicide charges may be pressed against the
suspect.