SP Mohammed Shehu, the command spokesperson while parading the suspect on Monday, said Bala had already confessed to the crime.
The police in Zamfara have
confirmed the arrest of a 25-year-old man, Aminu Bala, for allegedly raping and
killing his elder brother’s wife in Gusau.
Shehu said the suspect
hailed from Damaga village of Maradun Local Government area of the state.
He said, “the Tudun Wada
Area Command, Gusau on June 15, at about 04.30 hours, received a distress call
from Damba quarters of Gusau metropolis that the suspect had killed his
brother’s wife.
“The police immediately
rushed to the scene and discovered the victim, Hauwa’u Iliyasu in the pool of
her own blood having suffered from multiple machete cuts.
“She was then taken to the
Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau where she was certified dead by
doctors.”
The spokesman also said the
police had contacted the victim’s husband, Kabiru Bala via phone call.
”He was not in the state,
but told the police that the suspect had once threatened to kill the victim,”
he said.
Shehu said that the command
was awaiting the arrival of the victim’s husband and his written statement
which would form part of evidence before the suspect would be prosecuted in
court.
Hauwa’u left behind two
children including, a nine-month-old baby.
(NAN)
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