It was a day full of commotion in Kate-Gamji village in the Sheleng Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
You could see shock on all faces around, as one Ali Denham, suspected to be mentally ill stabbed nine people to death.
Reports obtained on Friday morning revealed that Denham embarked on his killing spree for reasons still unknown to members of the community.
The incident did not settle well with residents as some angry youths in the village surrounded Denham and disarmed him.
In their anger, they also beat him to death.
Killing Spree
An anonymous source said “Ali Denham, a mentally ill man, killed nine villagers and was also killed by the angry youth of the community.
“This happened on Wednesday at Sheleng community.”
Another source who confirmed the incident added: “He was holding a knife, and everyone that came his way, including an aged woman and man, were stabbed with the knife.
“He ensured the person he stabbed was dead before moving to someone else”.
Consequences For Family Members
It was gathered that the remains of the deceased persons were buried on Thursday evening.
It was also learnt that family members of the suspected man had fled the community.
The state police command, however, has not issued any official statement on the incident as of the time of filing this report.
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