Police arrest 26-year-old for allegedly killing wife in Jigawa

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By Ismail Auwal

The Jigawa State Police Command arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly murdering his wife in the state’s Sule Tankarkar Local Government Area.

ASP Lawan Shiisu, the state’s command spokesperson, confirmed the arrest in a statement released in Dutse on Wednesday.

Shiisu stated that the suspect was apprehended after police received a report about the incident on December 27, around 12:50 p.m.

He explained that the complainant claimed the suspect hit the deceased with a stick after they got into an argument.

“On Dec. 27, at about 1250hrs, one Bulama Muntari Ubale of Baldi village Sule Tankarkar LGA, reported that, on the same date at about 1130hrs, a couple, one Yusuf Zubairu, aged 26, of Fulanin Mailefe in Baldi village and one Fatima Hardo Dare, aged 23, of the same address, were having misunderstanding between them. And in the process of the fracas, the said Yusuf Zubairu, a.k.a Sallau, used a stick and hit Fatima Hardo (now deceased) on her head.

“And when one Rabi Lawan of the same address came to intervene, the said Yusuf Zubairu, also inflicted serious injury on her,” he said

According to the PPRO, upon receiving the report, a team of police officers rushed to the scene and transported the victims to Gumel General Hospital, where Dare was pronounced dead by a medical doctor and Lawan was admitted for treatment.

The stick was recovered as an exhibit, he said, adding that the investigation into the case is ongoing and that the suspect will be charged in court.

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