Police arrest woman for killing husband in Niger

A 27-year-old housewife identified as Fatima Dzuma from Lafiyagi Dzwafu village in the Katcha Local Government Area of Niger has been arrested by the Police operatives attached to Katcha Division in the State over allegation of culpable homicide against her husband, one Baba Aliyu, aged 25 years old as at the time of his tragic death.

The incident was said to have occurred during the preparations for a child’s naming ceremony of Aliyu’s child with his first wife.

The suspect, Fatima, was said to have been married to Aliyu for three years as his second wife but has no child for him.

It was gathered that during investigation by the Police Operatives, Fatima allegedly confessed to the crime, blaming her action to kill her husband on the frequent domestic quarrels between her and her deceased husband.

She was further quoted to have informed the Police investigating officers that physical abuse in their matrimonial home coupled with her unforgiving Spirit were blamed as responsible for her decision to take the laws into her own hands by killing her ill-fated husband.

Insider sources noted that Fatima had not been blessed with her child for Aliyu, which was said to have contributed to the strain in their relationship.

Further checks revealed that on the evening of the tragic event, the couple had yet been involved in another altercation, during which Aliyu allegedly assaulted Fatima before rushing out of the house.

Tribune Metro however learnt that When Aliyu returned to their home and went to bed early but without any premonition that trouble was lurking around Fatima was said to have seized the opportunity to act.

She confessed, “I used a head scarf to tie his neck, strangulated him apparently because he was in a deep sleep, he couldn’t struggle.with me, I struck him three times with a pestle, twice on the head and once on his hand.”

Following the murder, Fatima wrapped her husband’s lifeless body in a mat, dragged it to a nearby bush, and returned to clean the crime scene.

It was further learned that initially, the suspect denied any knowledge of Aliyu’s whereabouts when his family said to have asked some pertinent questions and began searching for him.

However, about three days after the tragic incident between the suspect and her deceased husband, she admitted to the crime and for sniffing life out of him with a scarf and pestle.

Confirming the incident in a brief interview with Police Public Relations Officer, Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun said that the suspected housewife, Fatima had been arrested by the Police Operatives shortly after Aliyu’s body was discovered in the bush near their home.

Abiodun further disclosed that “Fatima acted alone in this crime, stressing that
“She confessed to hitting her husband with a pestle on the head when he was fast asleep and tied him with clothes and a rope before disposing of the body in a bush,”

The PPRO, however, assured that Fatima will remain in police custody as investigations continue, emphasizing that, “this case highlights the dangers of unresolved domestic conflicts and the devastating consequences they can bring”.

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