The police in Gombe State have arrested a housewife – Biba Mohammed – for allegedly clubbing her husband to death.
She is, therefore, charged with the offence of culpable homicide, said to have been committed on November 16, 2023, at approximately 08:21hrs.
Gombe Police PRO, ASP Mahid Muazu Abubakar, confirmed the arrest through a statement that a distress call was received from a resident of Barunde Quarters in Gombe, reporting a suspected homicide case committed in his neighbourhood.
Detectives from the Lowcost Division were dispatched to the scene, where they discovered the victim, Mohammed Maliki, lying in a pool of his blood.
The victim was immediately rushed to the Specialist Hospital in Gombe, where he was pronounced dead by a doctor on duty.
The police further said the assailant, Biba Mohammed, was taken into custody after she confessed to the crime.
The police said she admitted to using a pestle to strike her husband’s head, which eventually led to his death.
Mahid Abubakar said: “The case is currently under investigation at SCID and will be presented in court for prosecution upon the conclusion of the investigation.”