Men from the Bauchi State Police Command apprehended a 35-year-old man in Bauchi for reportedly attempting to murder his wife with a pestle.
According to a statement made by the state police command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Wakil, Tijjani Ahmadu Diye intended to murder his wife, sell their television set, and use the cash to outfit his shop.
“On December 2, 2023, detectives attached to ‘A’ Divisional Police Headquarters, Bauchi arrested Tijjani Ahmadu Diye, male (35) for assault, causing grievous hurt, and attempting to commit an offence to-wit culpable homicide. On receipt of the report, a team of detectives was drafted to the scene and evacuated the victim to Specialist Hospital, Bauchi, where she was accorded necessary medical attention.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect admitted the allegation against him without much resistance.
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“In his confession, the suspect raised a false alarm that armed robbers entered their house. He quickly entered the bedroom, met his wife, and asked her to cover her head with a scarf. He moved out of the room, covered his face with a scarf, armed himself with a pestle, came back to the bedroom, and started hitting her with the pestle.
“The suspect further confessed that he intended to neutralize her and take their television and sell it to raise money to furnish his shop.”
Wakil went on to say that the state Commissioner of Police, Auwal Mohammed, has ordered that the matter be sent to the State Criminal Investigation for additional investigation and that the suspect be charged in court later.