A misunderstanding between a young man and a teenager at a wedding at Kapolhine, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region, last Sunday later turned bizarre when the teenager stabbed the young man to death.<\/p>\n
Sulemana Haruna, a 20-year-old first stabbed the 13-year old Mohammed Hamidu in the abdomen with a kitchen knife, but Hamidu managed to snatch the knife from Sulemana and also stabbed him in the chest, resulting in his death.<\/p>\n
The incident happened after Hamidu and a girlfriend had allegedly been attacked by Sulemana while Hamidu and the girl were on their way home after the wedding.<\/p>\n
Hamidu has since been remanded by the Tamale District Court, presided over by Mr Anthony Asaah, to reappear in a fortnight.<\/p>\n
Background<\/strong><\/p>\n The Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police Mr Ebenezer Tetteh, said Hamidu and his girlfriend attended the wedding at Kapolhine on August 23, 2015.<\/p>\n While Hamidu and the girlfriend were dancing, Sulemana stepped on their toes, which resulted in a fight.<\/p>\n But they were later separated.<\/p>\n He said Sulemana, who was not pleased with Hamidu and the girlfriend\u2019s reaction, later attacked them on their way home and stabbed Hamidu in the abdomen.<\/p>\n He said Hamidu managed to snatch the knife from Sulemana and stabbed him in the chest.<\/p>\n Mr Tetteh said Sulemana, who bled profusely, was rushed to the Tamale Teaching Hospital, where he was admitted but died a few minutes later.<\/p>\n He said a report was made to the police, who arrested the accused person.<\/p>\n The docket on the case has since been forwarded to the Attorney-General\u2019s Office for advice for the accused to be formally committed for trial at the High Court.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n