Scrap dealer stabs to death 25-year-old man over weed

The suspect Abdul Gafaru Amadu

30-year-old scrap dealer Abdul Gafaru Amadu has been arrested by the Police in Tamale in the Northern region for stabbing to death a 25-year-old  man over a wrap of weed. The suspect and the deceased, Mugtaru Nurudeen, were involved in a scuffle over the wrap of Indian hemp at a popular base in Bilpela, a suburb of Tamale. According to Police sources, the suspect took a knife in the course of the melee and stabbed the victim in the chest. The Northern regional Police PRO ASP Ebenezer Tetteh who confirmed the incident said investigations have commenced into the murder. “After the misunderstanding ensued between them, a group of young men approached them and tried to separate them but the suspect didn’t mind them and took a knife which he found around and stabbed the deceased to death. "He is already in custody and investigations have begun,” he said.