Boy Killed In Kaduna During Fight Over Jonathan’s Billboard

A teenage boy has been killed in a row over a
campaign billboard of President Goodluck
Jonathan
in Zangon Aya, Igabi local government of Kaduna
State.
Sama'ila Umar was stabbed in the back and later
fell
down a deep well after a brief argument over the
Attention of Jonathan's billboard in the town.
Police confirmed the incident and said one
Mohammed Suleiman was arrested.
A source in Zangon Aya told Weekly Trust
yesterday
that the incident happened on Thursday at about
7pm.
He said "Mohammed Suleiman came with posters
of
the president and was looking for a spot to erect a
giant billboard.
The deceased, Umar, told him not to place any
poster
or erect a campaign billboard in the town because
the area was the stronghold of the opposition party
and billboard might be damaged."
The source said Suleiman refused to heed the
advice
and was angered when Umar kept pleading with
him
over the matter.
"He brought out a knife and stabbed Umar and
chased him. Umar is from the nearby Kadaugi
village
and was not familiar with the area and he fell into a
well." His corpse was removed and buried.
Tension swelled in the town following the incident
but extra policemen were deployed before the
situation got out of hand.
Suleiman was said to be a relative of a popular
politician in the area and an aide to Governor
Mukhtar Ramalan Yero.
Police spokesman deputy superintendent Zubairu
Abubakar said Suleiman was arrested and
investigation is ongoing and homicide charges may
be pressed against the suspect.