The face you are looking at is that of a 25-year-old University of Jos, UNIJOS graduate and model, Ibrahim Mbaya, popularly known as “Ibee”.
Something nfortunate happened to and with him on Sunday at an off-campus apartment behind the City of David area, along Ring Road in Jos.
A vivid video which has ran viral online, showed a group of other young men, armed with planks and canes dealing him blows, so much that he could not forebear,
Before you knew it, he had succumbed to the injuries and pains: he gave up the ghost.
The Plateau State Police Command, in response promptly arrested three suspects, even as it provide an explanation of what happened.
These were contained in a statement signed by its spokesperson SP Alabo Alfred:
“On 26th July, 2026, at about 11:20pm, the Command received a report at the Lamingo Police Division through a Good Samaritan from the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), informing the Police that some youths had brought an unconscious man to the hospital under suspicious circumstances.
“Upon receipt of the report, Police operatives immediately mobilized to the hospital, where the victim was identified as one Ibrahim Mbaya, male, aged 25 years, of Rayfield, Jos. Unfortunately, he was confirmed dead on arrival by the medical doctor on duty.
“His remains have been deposited at the hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
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“Having received this report, our detectives immediately opened an investigation into the matter, and the following suspects were arrested: one Rinji Daniel Fwanji, male, 25 years, Emmanuel Newyear, male, 30 years, and Nensemka Fwanji, male, 22 years.
“Further investigation revealed that one of the suspects, Emmanuel Newyear, was captured in a viral video using a large wooden plank to assault the deceased victim. He has also been identified in photographs obtained during the investigation.
“In the course of interviewing the suspects, they revealed that the victim was suspected to have stolen an iPhone 12 and rather than reporting the matter to law enforcement agencies, the suspects took the law into their own hands, attacked the deceased and beat him to a point of unconsciousness, “ he added.
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