HMM!!!TENANT ROBS LANDLORD OF N1.7M, KILLS AND BURIES HIM IN HIS HOUSE

34-year-old man, Maaruf Sarki, who killed his landlord Tasiu Shittu, in Kontagora area of Niger State, has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command.

Confessing to the crime, the suspect told newsmen that he was contracted to kill his landlord by a business associate (currently on the run), who offered to pay him N2 million. After killing his landlord, Maaruf reportedly buried his landlord in a shallow grave and also stole N1.7 million from the deceased including an unregistered Honda car.

The suspect who fled to Sokoto after committing the crime, but was arrested by detectives from his hideout, said;

“I used local medicine to kill the man and buried him inside the house, which I rented from him. I was hired to kill him by one of his business associates. I regret the action.”

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mohammad Abubakar, who confirmed the report said Maaruf killed and buried one Tasiu Shittu, in a shallow grave inside a rented apartment in Kontagora.

He explained that the apartment was rented out to the suspect by the deceased, adding that the suspect has led detectives to the shallow grave and that the body has been exhumed for autopsy.