According to Platinum Times, a mentally sick man has killed at least nine people in Adamawa State.
The event occurred on Wednesday evening in Libbo Ward, Kate-Gamji village in the state’s Sheleng Local Government Area.
Ali Denham, the man, was believed to have gone on a murdering spree for reasons unknown to people of the community.
Outraged by the development, some enraged village youths surrounded the man, disarmed him, and beat him to death.
“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,” a source said.
Another source 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.”
According to Platinum Times, the deceased victims were buried on Thursday evening.
It was also discovered that the suspected man’s family had abandoned the community.
A text message sent to Adamawa Police Public Relations Officer Suleiman Nguroje’s mobile number on Thursday night has not been responded to at the time of this publication.