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What Made Me Kill My Uncle – Suspect

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The Niger State Police Command yesterday, Sunday April 1st arrested Dodo Baraje, a 25-year-old man, for allegedly murdering his uncle who was identified as Baraje.

The suspected murderer was arrested by a team of policemen attached to the Bangi Police Division of the state while he was planning his escape.

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Dodo Baraje, who lives in Shirumbu village of Maraga Local Government Area of Niger State, was reported to have killed his 50-year-old uncle during a heated argument over Dodo’s love for a local brew called ‘suck and die’.

The suspect in a statement released to Punch revealed that he shot his uncle for beating him up for drinking ‘suck and die’, which the deceased said might ruin his life.

He said, “Out of annoyance, I ran into the house, picked a gun and shot him. I never knew that he would die, he was only correcting me so that I will be a better person in the society, someone my family will be proud of.”

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“I don’t know how I am going to explain this to my family, especially to my wife who loved my late uncle so much. In fact, I was under the influence of alcohol; ordinarily I wouldn’t have killed my uncle who took care of me.

“I had never quarreled with him before, honestly, I don’t know what came over me. May Allah forgive me. I now realized what I have done to my life, I am a fool,” Dodo lamented.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Abubakar, confirmed the incident, stating that operatives recovered one single-barrel gun from him. The Police Public Relations Officer said the suspect would soon be arraigned in court.

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