The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested an unidentified man said to have hacked his girlfriend, leading to her death over a plan to jilt him.
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Muhammad Jalige, confirmed the arrest in a statement made on Friday, April 21, 2023, saying the culprit was going to be killed by a crowd.
According to Jalige, the Command got a distress call about 9:30 p.m. on April 14, 2023, reporting a mob action at NEPA Roundabout in Kaduna metropolis, where an unruly throng was going to lynch a man.
“Operatives were dispatched to the scene right away.” “When they arrived, they found the suspect unconscious and surrounded by a crowd,” he explained.
“When they arrived, they found the suspect unconscious and surrounded by a crowd,” he explained.
He explained that during the attack, the man severed her left hand completely, alleging that he had spent a lot of resources on her and she wanted to jult him for another man.
According to Jalige, the suspect used a machete to assault his girlfriend at Old Command Secondary and Nursery School, Sokoto Road, Kaduna, inflicting numerous degrees of harm on her face, arms, and hands.
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He revealed that the man amputated her left hand entirely during the incident, claiming that he had spent a lot of resources on her and she wanted to jilt him for another man.
The victim was sent to Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital for treatment, where a doctor on duty confirmed her death.
“The lady’s body has been deposited at the same hospital for an autopsy,” Jalige explained.
According to the PPRO, the inquiry is still underway.
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