There is on-going tension in Niger State as a man allegedly beat his pregnant wife to death in the Limawa area of Minna
It was gathered that the incident, which occurred, yesterday, drew the attention of neighbours after loud cries were heard from the couple’s residence.
It was learned that by the time neighbours arrived to offer help, the woman was already dead.
Although the identity of the deceased has not been officially confirmed, those in the area described the scene as disturbing. Sources said the suspect, who is the woman’s husband, has a known history of domestic violence.
“This is not the first time he has laid hands on the woman. We have warned him several times, but he continued. Now he has killed her,” a source in the community said.
It was also gathered that the suspect has been arrested and is currently in police custody while investigations continue. When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Niger State Command, Wasiu Abiodun, said he needed time to gather information. As of the time this report was filed, he had not provided any update.
Meanwhile, reports had it that Fatima Dzuma, a resident of Lafiyagi Dzwafu village in Niger State’s Katcha Local Government Area, allegedly killed her husband, Baba, in a chilling act that stunned the community.
According to a local resident, Baba married Dzuma three years earlier after her divorce from her first husband. Dzuma had no children with Baba, although she had one child from her previous marriage. Meanwhile, Baba’s first wife had recently given birth, with preparations for the naming ceremony underway. Dzuma reportedly confessed, saying she killed her husband because she “no longer liked him.”
She allegedly strangled him with a scarf and struck him twice on the head and once on the hand with a pestle while he was asleep, breaking his hand.
After killing him, Dzuma wrapped his body in a mat, dragged it to the backyard, and cleaned the scene. For three days, she denied knowing his whereabouts, even as Baba’s family searched frantically.
