The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested Amina Guguwa, 50, of Miya village for killing her co-wife.
Information available to the command revealed that on January 1, 2023, Amina Koli (deceased), aged 60 years, of Miya town was strangled to death by her co-wife following a physical confrontation.
Amina Guguwa, ‘ the suspect, criminally used force on the victim by strangulating her neck tight as a result of which she died on the spot.
On receiving the report, a team of detectives were drafted and rushed to the scene where they evacuated the victim to the General Hospital, Kafin Madaki in Ganjuwa LGA for a post-mortem examination where she was certified dead by a medical doctor.
The investigation is in progress, after which the suspect will be charged to court for prosecution.
The command also arrested one Babangida Adamu aged 25 years alongside his cohort, Abubakar Adamu (AKA Ubale), 22, both of Papa hamlet of Darazo LGA, Bauchi.
On the 20th December 2022, Ibrahim Ahmadu, 23, went to spray insecticide on his father’s Sesame seed (Ridi) farm and was allegedly killed by the suspects.
Investigation revealed that on Monday evening, 20th December 2022, the suspects trespassed into the sesame seed (Ridi) farm with the intent to steal the farm produce.
After the suspects finished packing all the farm produce in one place and were about to pack it into the sack, the victim who was sent by his father to spray insecticide appeared on the farm, approached and confronted the suspects.
The victim turned back on sighting the suspects busy packing their farm produce and the suspect (Ubale) then grabbed the victim and told him to stop.
When the suspect stopped, Ubale (the suspect) asked the victim where he was going and the victim said he will not spray the insecticide anymore since (the suspects) already packed everything on the farm.
On hearing this, Ubale called his cohort (Babangida) to kill the victim in order to avoid being apprehended and they started struggling with the victim, then Ubale drew a knife which they found in possession of the victim, but Babangida could not make up his mind whether to let the victim go or to kill him.
While Ubale boldly said they should go ahead and kill him because no one was looking at them and they will deny committing the act when apprehended.
Ubale held the legs of the victim, while Babangida held the head and hands of the victim with his knee, put the knife on the neck region and cut off the throat of the victim, and later abandoned him in a pool of his blood.
On receipt of the information, detectives attached to Darazo Police Divisional headquarter swung into action and arrested two suspects in connection with the case.
The arrested suspects confessed to their culpability in the commission of the crime.
While commiserating with the victim’s family, the Commissioner of Police, CP Aminu Alhassan, directed that the suspects be charged to court on completion of investigation.
