Ibrahim Abubakar, a 33-year-old butcher from Sabon Gari-Futy, Girei Local Government Area, has been taken into custody by operatives from the Adamawa State Police Command for fatally stabbing his 25-year-old wife, Hajara Sa’adu.
This was made known in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, and shared on the command’s X account on Tuesday.
The statement said, “The Adamawa State Police Command on April 8 2024, apprehended a 33-year-old man for stabbing to death his 25-year-old wife Hajara Sa’adu.
“The suspect, Ibrahim Abubakar, a butcher and resident of Sabon Gari-Futy in Girei Local Government Area subdued the deceased, by stabbing her severally with a sharp knife on her back thereby causing her severe injuries and left her in a pool of blood.
“The suspect brutally killed the deceased on April 8, 2024 at about 04:30 am, after he accused her of taking away his phone that led to little argument.
“The suspect was apprehended following the report made to the police by the father of the deceased and preliminary investigation conducted leading to the recovery of material evidence at the scene of the crime which is linked to him.
“Interestingly, the suspect voluntarily made a confessional statement, adding that he regretted killing the mother of their only child.”