The Bauchi State Police Command in Nigeria says it has arrested a man Ahmadu Diye who said he intended killing his wife in order to sell their television to raise money to furnish his shop.
Spokesperson for the Bauchi State Police Ahmed Wakil in a statement on December 9,2023 explained that on 2nd December 2023 detectives attached to ‘A’ Divisional Police Headquarters, Bauchi arrested Mr Tijjani Ahmadu Diye 35 year old for assault, causing grievous hurt and attempt to commit an offence to-wit culpable homicide.
SP Wakil disclosed that on receipt of the report, a team of detectives were drafted to the scene and evacuated the victim to Specialist Hospital Bauchi, where she was accorded necessary medical attention.
The Police Image Manager stated that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect admitted the allegation against him without much resistance. In his confession, the suspect raised false alarm that armed robbers entered their house. He quickly entered the bedroom met his wife and asked her to cover her head with a scarf. He moved out of the room, covered his face with a scarf, armed himself with a pestle came back to the bedroom, and started hitting her with the pestle.
The Police Public Relations Officer revealed that the suspect further confessed that he intended to neutralize his wife to enable him sell their television to raise money to furnish his shop.
Meanwhile the Commissioner of Police CP Auwal Musa Mohammed, psc has directed that the case be transferred to State Criminal Investigation (CID) for discreet investigation to unravel more to the alleged occurrence, after which the suspect will be charged to Court for prosecution accordingly.
