The Kaduna state police command on Monday February 14, arraigned a 29-year-old tailor, identified as Gado Yahaya before a Kaduna Magistrate Court, for allegedly killing his neighbour during an argument over a bucket of water.
The incident which occurred at Rigasa community and it was also disclosed that Liman Salisu the neighbor died during a fight with Yahaya following an argument over a bucket of water.
In a statement released by the police command;
“He is a resident of Rigasa in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State and was arraigned on charges of culpable homicide before a Kaduna Magistrate Court on Monday.
“The Prosecutor, Insp. Chidi Leo alleged that Yahaya killed Salisu with a pestle during their fight over the bucket of water.
“In the course of the fight, he went into the kitchen, picked a pestle and hit Salisu on his head. He slumped and died on the way to the hospital.”
The Chief Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel noted that court lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter, before ordering that Yahaya be remanded in a correctional facility.