Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi
A middle-aged man, Ibrahim Jadda, has allegedly been stabbed to death by his friend, identified as Sallau, following a disagreement at their workplace in Bauchi metropolis.
The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday at a car wash along Gombe Road, where both men worked together.
According to sources familiar with the incident, the duo had engaged in a heated political argument on Wednesday before leaving work. Their colleagues reportedly intervened and separated them to prevent the disagreement from escalating into a physical confrontation.
The sources said the two men left without carrying out their usual end-of-day stocktaking and sharing of profits, a development that allegedly angered Sallau.
On Thursday morning, Jadda reportedly arrived at the workplace before his friend. He entered their cubicle to change his clothes and prepare for the day’s activities, with a car and a carpet waiting to be attended to.
Sallau allegedly arrived a few minutes later and entered the cubicle, where he met Jadda preparing for work. Although Jadda reportedly greeted him, Sallau did not respond, apparently still upset over their previous disagreement.
He allegedly pulled out a dagger and stabbed Jadda in the chest, leaving him bleeding profusely.
A worker at a nearby car wash said Sallau allegedly locked the cubicle after the attack and fled without attracting attention.
“After a while, people started asking why the garage was not operating while work was waiting, with neither Ibrahim nor Sallau around. It got us worried, and someone went to the cubicle, but it was locked,” the source said.
He added, “A few people around confirmed that they saw the two of them when they arrived but could not say what happened. The cubicle was forced open, and Ibrahim was discovered lying in a pool of blood, barely alive.”
Jadda was reportedly rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) for medical attention after the police were notified. However, he was later pronounced dead.
The source said Sallau fled the scene but was subsequently traced to Liman Katagum in Bauchi Local Government Area, where police arrested him.
He is currently in detention, according to the report.
Efforts to obtain an official reaction from the Bauchi State Police Command were unsuccessful. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, reportedly did not respond to a text message sent to him, while his phone number was unreachable when calls were made as of the time of filing the report.
The circumstances surrounding the alleged killing remain subject to police investigation.