A housewife, Maryam Ibrahim, has been arrested for allegedly killing her husband’s first wife, Hafsat, at their residence at Gar Village, Pali Ward, in the Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that Maryam killed her co-wife when she used a pestle to hit her head while she was asleep.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, in a statement on Monday, said the duo’s husband, Ibrahim, reported the incident at the Maina-Maji l Police Station, adding that after Maryam perpetrated the crime, the victim was rushed to hospital where the doctor on duty confirmed her death.
Wakil said, “On November 22, 2022, around 6pm, one Ibrahim Sambo, 40, reported that his second wife, Maryam Ibrahim, 20, armed with a pestle, entered into his first wife’s room, Hafsat Ibrahim, 32, and hit her head with the pestle.
“As a result, the victim sustained a serious injury and was rushed to the Primary Healthcare Centre, Gar village, where she was certified dead by a medical doctor. Upon receiving the report, a team of detectives attached to the command swung into action and arrested the suspect.
“During interrogation, the suspect voluntarily confessed to the crime. She revealed that on Tuesday, November, 22, 2022, around 11am, the deceased, Hafsat Ibrahim, sent her son, Abdulaziz Ibrahim, 5, with a lump of fried meat known as Tsire, to give her (Maryam). And after eating the meat, she started feeling abnormal and then vomited the meat.
“Thereafter, she called one Faiza Hamisu, the wife of her husband’s younger brother, and told her exactly what happened. She added that the said Faiza told her that it was probably an ulcer and gave her an ulcer drug. Subsequently, the suspect provocatively went to her kitchen, picked a pestle, and entered the first wife’s room while she was asleep and hit her on the head, leading to her death.”
In another development, Wakil said that the command arrested a 29-year-old man, Monday Ajasco, for allegedly stabbing a man, Abdulrazak Ibrahim, to death for refusing to buy him beer at Bagel village, in the Dass Local Government Area of the state.
Wakil said a discreet investigation conducted by the detectives attached to the command revealed that on November 16, 2022, around 11pm, Ajasco went to a beer parlour at Bagel village, Dass LGA, where he met Abdulrazak Ibrahim, 30, and others drinking beer at a beer parlour in the village.
Wakil said, “Ajasco asked Abdulrazak to buy him a beer to drink. In response, the deceased refused to do so. This development sparked a little altercation between them which displeased the suspect. After a while, they decided to leave the beer parlour and go to their homes while the victim left before them.
“The deceased’s friend heard screaming from his friend from afar. On reaching the scene, he met his friend lying in a pool of his blood while the suspect was standing near the victim holding a sharp animal horn in his hand. He also threatened to stab the victim’s friend when he asked the suspect why he did so.
“Investigation into the incident also revealed that the suspect trailed and attacked the victim’s neck with the sharp object suspected to be an animal horn. As a result, he sustained a serious injury and was swiftly rushed to the General Hospital, Dass, but was certified dead by the medical doctor.”
He stated that the case would be charged to court for prosecution on completion of the investigation.
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