He was arrested by the Jigawa Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps on Saturday in Turho Village in the Kiyawa Local Government Section of the state.
The suspect had a disagreement with one Yawale Muhammad and was said to own stabbed him repeatedly in the stomach, shoulder and back.
According to the Commandant, Mr Muhammad Gidado, the suspect, the suspect had confessed to committing the crime and would soon be charged to court.