As 40- year – old woman allegedly kills husband with hoe .
By Ken Chiwendu
The Borno State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old suspect, Mr Usakahyel Adamu, in Kwaya-Kusar Local Government Area for allegedly killing his 90-year-old grandfather.
The Command’s Spokesman, ASP Nahum Daso,who made this known while parading suspected criminals said the suspect used a hoe to hit his grandfather on his head after an altercation, leading to the old man’s death on the spot.
Daso said the suspect would be charged to court on completion of investigation.
The suspect, Adamu, who spoke to newsmen said he had epilepsy while in his room and that after recovery, he asked his grandfather who visited his room what happened but the old man declined to provide him with answer .
According to him,“He was just insulting me, and when I tried to get out of the room, he pushed me back.
“I then picked a hoe and hit him on his back and head. I was not in my senses when I did that, I am really sorry,” Adamu apologised.
In a related development,the police spokesman announced the arrest of a 40-year-old woman, Lydia Aji, for striking her husband with an axe during a fight leading to his death at Kautikari village of Chibok LGA.
Daso said “Lydia Aji struck her husband on his head with an axe and he died instantly.
“Investigation further revealed that the couples had a misunderstanding over their daughter, one Rachael Aji 13, who stole a goat and sold it to an unknown person, the angry father then asked them to leave his house.
“The case is still under investigation,”
The police spokesman also announced the arrest of three suspects in possession of Indian hemp and hard drugs, and a syndicate of five suspected vandals of public infrastructure with exhibits of vandalised solar street lights and borehole components.
Three other suspects were also paraded for criminal intimidation after threatening a man to pay them N2 million or risk death.
