How Borno Lawmaker’s Daughter Was Allegedly K!lled By Her Banker Husband | READ MORE
31-year-old Adamu Alhaji Ibrahim, a banker married to the daughter of a Borno State House of Assembly member representing Ngala Local Government Area, has been arrested for allegedly ki-lling his wife, Fatima Alhaji Bukar (25).
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Sani Kamilu Muhammed disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday, noting that the deceased’s husband was arrested alongside 39-year-old Bukar Wadiya of Dikechiri.
According to the police, Ibrahim and Wadiya conveyed the body of the deceased to Gwange divisional police command in a Honda vehicle, claiming that he found his wife in the pool of her own bl-ood when he arrived home from work at about 5pm.
However, preliminary investigation revealed that before the incident, the couple had domestic disputes over an alleged extra marital affair by the husband at their matrimonial home.
The police statement read in part;
“On 18/10/2023 at about 1800hrs, one Adamu Alhaji Ibrahim, 31yrs of Dikechiri Bayan Gidan Dambe area Maiduguri went to Gwange Division accompanied by one Bukar Wadiya 39yrs with a Honda Vehicle Reg. No MAG 230 AP and CHASSIS NO ANR742256679821 conveying the body of a woman who the said Adamu Alhaji Ibrahim claimed to be his wife and sought for an emergency help from the police.
“The woman was later identified as Fatima Alhaji Bukar.
“The husband stated that he is a staff of UBA and came back from work at about 1700hrs and found her lying down in a pool of blo-od”.
“The house where the incident happened located at Dikechiri Bayan Gidan Dambe area, Maiduguri was secured and during search, the following exhibits were recovered: one short pestle, a rope, a rug carpet stained with blood, knife and Honda vehicle with CHASSIS NO ANR742256679821, PLATE NO MAG230AP, and a mucus stained pillow”.
Investigation is still ongoing, according to the police.
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