The Bauchi State Police has arrested 21-year-old Maimuna Suleiman of Kofar Dumi area in Bauchi metropolis for allegedly stabbing her husband, aliyu Mohammed, to death.
The spokesman of the Command, Aminu Ahmed, made the development known in a statement he issued on Friday.
According to Ahmed, detectives attached to the Township Divisional Police Headquarters made the arrest following information they received on July 5, 2023.
He said: “While receiving the information from their end, the detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer immediately rushed to the crime scene at the address and took both the victim and the suspect to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi for medical attention.
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“Consequently, reports obtained from medical doctors confirmed that the victim died as a result of an injury sustained on his chest, while the suspect sustained minor bruises on her stomach.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect (Maimuna Suleiman) stabbed her husband Aliyu Mohammad ‘m’ of the same address as a result of an altercation ensued between them on the 5th of July, 20223 at about 1800hrs in their matrimonial home. During interrogation, the suspect confessed to having committed the crime.”
The Command’s Commissioner, CP Auwal Mohammed, has directed the State Criminal Investigation Department to take over the case for further investigation and charge the suspects to court upon completion of investigation.