Housewife, Man In Police Net For Alleged Culpable Homicide

BY ADEYEMI AKANJI, BAUCHI – For allegedly sending her mate to an early grave after eating a piece of meat gift, 20 year old housewife, Maryam Ibrahim is now cooling her feet in the custody of Bauchi State Police Command.

Similarly, the Command has also arrested 29 years old Monday Ajasco for killing his friend who refused to buy him a bottle of beer.

The Police Command arrested both suspects separately on charges of alleged culpable homicide in the deaths of their victims.

According to the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Superintendent of Police (SP) Ahmed Wakili, one 29 years old Monday Ajasco of Bagel Village in Dass Local Government Area was arrested on November 17, 2022, following information made available to the Command about his active involvement in a homicide case.

SP Wakili said in a statement that a discreet investigation conducted by detectives attached to the Command revealed that on the 16th November 2022 at about 2300hrs, Monday went to a beer parlour at Bagel village where he met Abdulrazak Ibrahim, aged 30 years, who is now deceased, and others drinking at the beer parlour in Bagel village.

He (the suspect) requested that Abdulrazak (deceased) should buy him a bottle of beer. But the deceased’s refusal to honour the request sparked serious altercation between them with the suspect getting greatly offended.

The statement said in the process, they all decided to leave the beer parlour and return to their respective homes after the victim had earlier taken his leave.

However, the deceased’s friend later heard some screamings coming 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 and 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 on his neck with a sharp object suspected to be an animal horn.

The Police report further said; “As a result, Abdulrazak sustained a serious injury, and was immediately rushed to the General Hospital, Dass but was certified dead by the medical Doctor on duty.

“The case will be charged to court for prosecution on completion of the investigation.”

In the same vein, the Police Command stated that “on the 22nd November 2022 at about 1800hrs, one Ibrahim Sambo aged 40 years of Gar village in Pali ward, Alkaleri LGA went to the Maina-maji Divisional Police Headquarters.

“He reported that on the same date at about 1200hrs, his second wife Maryam Ibrahim aged 20 years of the same address armed with a pestle entered into his first wife room Hafsat Ibrahim aged 32 years of the same address and hit her with the pestle on the head, as a result, the victim sustained serious degree of injury and evacuated to the Primary Healthcare Center, Gar village where she was certified dead by the Medical Doctor.

“On 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 and revealed that on Tuesday 22nd November 2022 at about 1100hrs the said Hafsat Ibrahim (deceased) send her son, Abdulaziz Ibrahim aged 5 years with a lump of fried meat known as (Tsire) and gave to the suspect, Maryam Ibrahim, after eating the meat, the suspect started feeling abnormal situation which led to her vomiting the meat.

“Besides, it was a family house, thereafter, the suspect called one Faiza Hamisu of the same address, the wife of the suspect’s husband’s younger brother, and told her exactly what happened and the said Faiza told the suspect that probably it was an ulcer and give her ulcer medicine.

“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”, the Police said