A 23-year-old man, Abubakar Yahaya who got into a fight over a girlfriend ended up chopping off his rival’s hand.
It was gathered that the fight between Abubakar Yahaya and Mohammed Jafar in Yola, Adamawa State, was sparked by Mariam Boni, Mohammed’s girlfriend’s decision to end their relationship to start dating Jafar.
Eyewitnesses told newsmen that Yahaya made several attempts to stop Mohammed from seeing Mariam, however after Mohammed refused to give in to his threat, he ambushed him on November 21st with his friends and during the attack, used a matchete to chop off Mohammed’s hands.
The suspect who was arrested after the incident was reported to the police, will be charged to court after investigation is concluded.
