Two suspects, Adamu Alhaji Ibrahim, 31, and Bukar Wadiya, 39, both from Dikechiri, have been detained in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old daughter of a member of the Borno State House of Assembly who represents the Ngala Local Government Area, according to the Borno State Police Command.
The first suspect Ibrahim’s wife was the deceased before she passed away.
Remember that Vanguard previously reported that the deceased was strangled to death at Gidan Dembe in Maiduguri last Tuesday by unidentified individuals, and that her remains were buried last Wednesday in accordance with Islamic customs.
According to the initial accounts, the event happened at 7 p.m., when the husband was allegedly on his way from the complex to a local mosque to pray.
Sani Shatambaya, the police public relations officer, issued the following statement on Friday:
“On the 18/10/2023 at about 1800hrs one Adamu Alhaji Ibrahim, 31years of Dikechiri Bayan Gidan Dambe area of Maiduguri went to Gwange Division accompanied by one Bukar Wadiya 39 years with a Honda Vehicle Reg. No MAG 230 AP and CHASIS NO ANR742256679821 conveying the body of a woman who the said Adamu Alhaji Ibrahim claimed to be his wife and sought an emergency help from the police.
“The woman was later identified as Fatima Alhaji Bukar. The husband stated that he was a staff of UBA and came back from work at about 1700hrs and found her lying down in pool of blood.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that before the incidence, the couple had some domestic disputes over an alleged extra marital affair by the husband at their matrimonial home.
“The house where the incident happened located at Dikechiri Bayan Gidan Dambe Area, Maiduguri was secured and during search the following exhibits were recovered; one short pestle, a rope, a rug stained with blood, knife, and Honda vehicle with CHASIS NO ANR742256679821, PLATE NO MAG230AP, and a mucus stained pillow.
“There was no evidence of constructive breakage or entry into the house and only the husband has key to open the house from outside.
The husband and one Bukar Wadiya were both arrested as prime suspects. Discreet investigation is ongoing for diligent prosecution”, the statement concluded.