Man Kills Clerk Delivering Court Summons.
In Adamawa State, a man named Linus Dimas is said to have killed a court clerk named Yauba Usman. The clerk had been sent to deliver a court summons to the suspect when the incident occurred.
According to a statement from the Adamawa State Police Command on Tuesday, the suspect was apprehended on Monday, December 18, for allegedly murdering the clerk who was serving him with the court summons.
The statement, signed by Police Public Relations Officer Suleiman Nguroje, identified Linus Dimas as a 43-year-old resident of Kugama Wuro Jibir, Mayo Belwa Local Government Area.
According to the statement: “The suspect, on December 18, 2023, rejected court summons served on him by Yauba Usman, a staff of Nasarawo Jereng Area Court and stabbed him severally with a knife, thereby inflicting deep cuts on him.”
The police added that the court clerk was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead.
“The Commissioner of Police directs that the case be discreetly investigated,” the statement added.