Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa student arrested for murder of friend

A National Diploma (ND2) student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, John Gambo, has been arrested for the brutal murder of his friend, Ibrahim Matthew, during a violent altercation.

The suspect, Gambo, a student of the Banking and Finance Department, allegedly killed Matthew, a part-time ND2 Computer Science student, using an axe and a knife.

According to a statement released on Friday by the Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Rahman Nansel, the incident occurred in the early hours of February 6, 2025, at Shagari Road, Nasarawa town.

The police report revealed that the altercation escalated into a fatal confrontation, resulting in Matthew’s gruesome death. Following the incident, Gambo was apprehended, and the weapons used in the crime were recovered.

It reads :

“On the 6th of February, 2025, at about 0200hrs, a report was lodged at Nasarawa Division by one Mercy Bassey, a female resident at the address behind ECWA Peace College, Shagari Road, Nasarawa, regarding a violent altercation between two individuals. The incident occurred between one of her tenants and his friend at their lodge.

Upon receiving the report, the commissioner of police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed immediately sent a team of detectives who promptly responded to the scene. The detectives found one Ibrahim Matthew, a part-time ND2 Computer Science student of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa (FPN), lying in a pool of his own blood. Ibrahim had suffered fatal injuries. He was immediately rushed to General Hospital Nasarawa, where he was confirmed dead. The body was subsequently deposited in the morgue for post mortem examination.

Following a swift investigation, the suspect, one John Gambo, a male ND2 student in the Banking and Finance Department of the same institution, was apprehended.
The suspect confessed to violently attacking/hacking the deceased with both an axe and a knife, leading to Ibrahim Matthew’s tragic death. Both the axe and the knife were recovered from the suspect.

The Commissioner of Police has ordered the case to be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for comprehensive investigation and subsequent prosecution.”