A 56-year-old man has been detained by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly murdering his 38-year-old ‘wife’. Aminu Abubakar, a resident of Lelewaji, Shagari phase 2, in Yola South Local Government Area, is the suspect for reportedly assaulting his wife, Nana Fadimatu, following a minor argument that broke out between them when he learned that the dead was planning to wed a new husband the next day.
After learning that, the suspect became enraged with her and attacked her on May 5 at around 10 p.m., striking her with a hard instrument until she fell unconscious and was later declared dead.
The suspect was apprehended by the Police in Shagari Divisional Police Headquarters following report received from the awaiting Husband Mahmud Rufai of Shagari Annex, Yola South Local Government Area.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the investigation so far reveals that the suspect who is a Manager of Anasam table Water at Jambutu 50 Housing had one (1) child with the deceased after 9 years of their marriage.
He mentioned that the state Commissioner of Police CP Afolabi Babatola while expressing shock, commended DPO Shagari for arresting and making it impossible for the Suspect to escape Justice.