By
Latiifah Amusan
A 43-year-old man in Adamawa State identified as Linus Dimas stands accused of fatally attacking a court clerk who was sent to serve him with a court summons.
According to a statement signed by Police Public Relations Officer Suleiman Nguroje, the suspect vehemently rejected the court summons served by Yauba Usman, a staff member of Nasarawo Jereng Area Court.
In a violent confrontation, Dimas reportedly stabbed Usman repeatedly with a knife, inflicting deep cuts.
The injured court clerk was promptly rushed to the hospital, but tragically, he was confirmed dead.
The statement reads,
“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 Commissioner of Police directs that the case be discreetly investigated.”
