Crime
Man Beats Wife To Death In Adamawa Over ₦1,000
- Nguroje said the suspect engaged Rabiyatu in a fight when she demanded the refund of her ₦1,000
Barely one week after the police in Adamawa apprehended a man for beating his wife to death, a similar incident has re-occurred in the state.
Hammawa Usman, 41, of Jada Ward, Ganye town in Ganye Local Government Area is currently in police net for killing his 36-years-old wife, Rabiyatu Usman, in a dispute involving ₦1,000.
Police spokesman, Sulaiman Nguroje, confirmed the incident in a statement he issued on Thursday in Yola.
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Nguroje said the suspect engaged Rabiyatu in a fight when she demanded the refund of her ₦1,000.
“The suspect angrily reacted by hitting her head against the wall … she fell unconscious and was rushed to the hospital where she was later confirmed dead.
“The suspect was apprehended by the police following report received from a relative of the deceased and a good Samaritan,” Nguroje said.
He said investigation revealed that the suspect, a civil servant with Ganye Local Government Council, has five children with the deceased after 16 years of marriage.
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