Nuhu Usman, 40, of Dangarga village in the Burra District of the Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State is suspected of killing one of his two wives by shooting her many times with a dane pistol.
The suspect reportedly believed that his eldest son, who harboured resentment toward him, would visit his room to harm him, so he loaded his local rifle and kept it by his side as he slept.
Usman was asleep when his wife left the room to use the restroom. When she came back, he thought their kid had entered the room to assault him, so he grabbed his gun and shot her in the stomach.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, who stated these in a media statement made available to journalists on Friday, said that the victim was rushed to the hospital where she was certified dead by a medical doctor.
“Operatives attached to the command have arrested Nuhu Umar Usman, male (40) of Dangarfa Village via kyata Burra District Bauchi state.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect slept in the same room with his late wife that night, the suspect had two wives and six children. That there was an altercation between the wives, to the extent that the eldest son held grudges against the father and threatened to harm him. Prior to that incident, the eldest son threatened the father. This made the suspect load his dane gun and kept it beside him throughout the night waiting for any intruder, possibly his eldest son.
“Investigation revealed that on December 28, 2022, at about 2.00am while he was sleeping in the same room with his wife, Ladi Nuhu (37) of the same address she went out of the room to ease herself. On her way back to the room, the husband woke up and took the dane gun upon hearing a suspicious move close to his room and directly fired at her in the stomach. As a result, she sustained injury. The victim was rushed to the General Hospital Burra, but certified dead by a medical doctor. The Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan, directed that the suspect be charged to court on completion of the investigation,” he stated.
Wakil further said that a 50-year old woman was also arrested by the command’s operatives for allegedly killing her co-wife.
He said that the suspect, Amina Guguwa, of Miya village, Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State, strangled her co-wife, Amina Koli (60) following a physical confrontation on January 1, 2023. “Amina Guguwa, the suspect, criminally used force on the victim by strangling her neck tightly and as a result, she died on the spot,’’ he said.
