A man identified as Markus Dali, has lost his life while attempting to break up a fight in the Sina Kwande community of Michika Local Government Area, Adamawa State.
The deceased was said to have been fatally punched when he intervened in a physical altercation between Barka Yama and Alex Tari.
According to reports from the Adamawa State Police Command, the incident happened on August 30, 2024, when Dali tried to mediate and stop the fight between Yama and Tari.
However, Dali’s effort to separate the fight between the duo led to his death after Yama allegedly gave the deceased a blow, which made him collapse and lost consciousness.
Dali was declared dead by medical personnel after being rushed to the hospital.
The Adamawa State Police Command after arresting Yama, 32, charged him with culpable homicide.
During his arraignment at Chief Magistrate Court I in Yola, the prosecuting officer ASP Francis Audu gave details of the incident. He stated that Yama’s punch proved fatal, and resulted in Dali’s death.
“He was later confirmed dead by a medical doctor after he was rushed to the hospital,” the police prosecutor said.
Following Yama’s guilty plea to the charge, Chief Magistrate Muhammed Njidda, who presided over the case in court, ordered that the defendant be remanded in a correctional facility, after the prosecutor requested his remand to allow time for the case file to be transferred to the Department of Public Prosecution for further legal advice.