A 35-year-old man, Ishaya Markus, has been apprehended by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly stabbing another man to death.

The victim, identified as Franchise Albert, is the husband of a woman, Libiyatu, with whom Markus confessed to having an extramarital affair.

The incident unfolded on the 3rd of this month in a community in Fufore Local Government Area.

According to sources, Franchise Albert and his 20-year-old wife, Libiyatu, had been facing family issues since 2022, triggered by allegations of an illicit affair between Libiyatu and Markus.

Albert had reportedly warned both his wife and Markus about the consequences of their actions, but the affair continued despite the caution.

Libiyatu, in her statement to the police, revealed, “My husband had warned us when he got wind of what we were doing. He and I fought over the issue, as a result of which I left for my parents’ house. Ishaya followed and took me into the bush and had an affair with me after the warning. He slept with me five times.”

She further explained that although she had resolved the issues with her husband, Markus persisted in pursuing her.

On the day of the fatal confrontation, Libiyatu recalled, “Ishaya came to take me out again, but didn’t meet me at home.”

Markus, admitting to the affair and the ensuing tragedy, stated, “On that fateful day, I went to the community where the deceased and his wife live. I went there to take her out again, but I did not meet her. While I was returning home, I met with the deceased, and he asked me whether I went to see his wife again. Fight ensued in the course of the argument. He pulled out his knife, and I pulled out my own, and we engaged in a bloody fight. He cut me in my hand and by the neck. I stabbed him in his stomach two times and by the neck, leading to his death.”

The spokesperson of the Adamawa State Police Command, SP Suleiman Ngurore, disclosed that the Commissioner of Police, Dankombo Morris, has ordered a thorough investigation for the proper prosecution of the suspect.