Man, 34, kills landlord after robbing him of N1.7m in Niger
The operatives of the Niger State Police Command has arrested Ma’aruf Sarki who allegedly killed his landlord.
Sarki, a Sokoto native, was arrested over the disappearance of one Alhaji Tasiu Shittu of Kontagora, who left home since on 25th February, 2018 and never returned.
The 34-year-old suspect confessed to have robbed the deceased of the sum of N1.7m and his unregistered Honda Accord Car valued at N1.5m.
It was gathered that Sarki murdered Shittu in cold blood and buried the corpse in a shallow grave in his rented apartment in Kontagora LGA.
Sarki claimed that he was given a sum of N2m to kill his landlord.
“I used local medicine to kill the man and buried him inside the house that I rented from him. I was hired to kill him by one of his business associates. I regret my action,” he said.
