Suspected criminals disguised as scavengers have stabbed a 300-level university student to death in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The victim, Sunday Adamu Hussaini, was attacked on Sunday, 28 June 2026, within MD Abubakar Barracks, Jibi, along Dei Dei.
Incident Details
According to reports, Sunday had returned from church service and went to visit a friend. He was taking photographs with his new iPhone 16 when the criminals appeared and demanded his phone at knifepoint. During the struggle, the suspects stabbed Sunday.
The Nigerian Tribune reported that bystanders rescued the victim and rushed him to the hospital. One suspect was caught by residents and beaten severely. When news spread that Sunday had died on the way to the hospital, the crowd turned on the suspect, prompting police to fire tear gas canisters to disperse the mob.
Official Response Pending
As of the time of filing this report, the FCT Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, had not issued an official statement on the incident. A family member, Dan Sanni, confirmed the incident in a Facebook post.
“Gone too soon. Today, we lost my nephew, Sunday Adamu Hussaini. A 300 Level university student. A young man full of life. He went to morning service this Sunday with hope in his heart,” Sanni wrote. “He was meant to return to school tomorrow. Instead, while taking a stroll in the Dei Dei Police Barracks around 9:30am a criminal disguised as a scavenger snatched his phone. In the struggle, he was stabbed. And just like that, life left him in the cold hands of death. Ambitious. Gentle. Full of dreams. All cut short in one violent moment. Parents are shattered. Loved ones are devastated. A future is gone. Life, which once felt sacred, now feels stolen. Which way, Nigeria? #JusticeForHim #EndTheViolence RIP NEPHEW.”
