Teenager Steals Father’s N400k, Kills His Girlfriend In Bauchi | READ DETAILS
One Muhammad Ibrahim, a resident of Sabon Layi, Kano Road, Bauchi State, aged 19, has been arrested for allegedly st-abbing his girlfriend to death.
According to a statement on Wednesday by the Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Police Command, Ahmed Wakil, the suspect stabb-ed his girlfriend with a knife around her upper chest region at a brothel in Bayan Gari situated within the metropolis following an argument.
The suspect was said to have stolen his father’s four hundred thousand naira to flex the girl whom he met on social media. However, things took an ugly turn when the victim asked the suspect to pay her N5000 he owed her after their last affair. This resulted to an argument and the suspect stabbed the victim in the process.
“On 18th December, 2023 at about 7.00pm, detectives attached to the Operations Restore Peace, arrested one Muhammad Ibrahim, male (19) of Sabon Layi, Kano Road, Bauchi in connection with a case of gruesome murder of Emmanuella Ande.
“The arrest was made following a distress call received from a Good Samaritan that on the same date at about 6.45pm, the accused (Muhammad Ibrahim) entered a hotel room of Happiness Garden situated at Bayan Gari where he stabbed his girlfriend, Emmanuella Ande, female, of Jos Plateau State, around her upper chest region.
“At that point, the victim screamed and the people around attempted to rescue the victim, they forcefully opened the door, where the accused additionally stabbed one Zaharaddeen Adamu, male (36) of Makera area Bauchi on his left hand. The quick intervention of police operatives saved the accused from mob action.
“On receipt of the report, a team of detectives led by the officer in charge of Operation Restore Peace swiftly swung into action, rescued the accused, and evacuated the victim to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi where she was certified dead by a medical practitioner and her corpse was deposited at the mortuary.
“Similarly, Zaharadeen was admitted and treated at the police clinic and discharged. The accused was also treated at the police clinic and discharged and is currently being investigated.”
“During interrogation, the accused admitted the allegation against him and further confessed that he met the victim on social media, Facebook, sometime within 2023 when the victim invited him to meet her in Port Harcourt.
“Therefore, the accused stole the sum of N400,000 from his father’s account to spend a good time with his girlfriend.
“The ugly incident happened when the victim demanded the sum of N5,000 which he (suspect) owed her (victim) for previous affairs they had.
“In the process, a heated argument ensued between them which led to a physical confrontation where the victim sustained a serious injury which led to her death” the PRO said.
He said that a knife was recovered from the suspect as an exhibit.
The police spokesman said investigation was ongoing, after which the suspect would be charged to court for prosecution.
