A 19-year-old Level 100 Computer Science student of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Salifu Nkonya Nurudeen, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

According to a news report by 3FM, the 19-year-old student was found guilty of murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the death of his colleague, Wumpini Mohammed Zakiu, by a High Court in Tamale.

The report indicated that Nkonya Nurudeen stabbed Mohammed Zakiu over a dispute involving a girlfriend in September 2024.

The deceased was stabbed in the chest during an altercation with the accused person, and his lifeless body was discovered later on campus.