A 41-year-old, Hammawa Usman, of Jada Ward, Ganye town in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa State, has been arrested for killing his 36-years-old wife, Rabiyatu Usman, during a dispute involving N1,000.
The sad incident followed a similar one in the state in which a man also beat his wife to death.
Sulaiman Nguroje, Police spokesman, confirmed the incident in a statement he issued on Thursday in Yola.
Mr Nguroje said the suspect engaged Rabiyatu in a fight when she demanded the refund of her N1,000.
“The suspect angrily reacted by hitting her head against the wall … she fell unconscious and was rushed to the hospital where she was later confirmed dead.
“The suspect was apprehended by the police following report received from a relative of the deceased and a good Samaritan,” Mr Nguroje said
He said investigation revealed that the suspect, a civil servant with Ganye Local Government Council, has five children with the deceased after 16 years of marriage.
Aliyu Alhaji, Commissioner of Police, commended the locals and police for exposing and making it impossible for Mr Usman not to escape justice.
He ordered investigation into the case to ensure that the suspect is prosecuted.
He also called on the people to always report suspicious characters in their neighbourhoods to the police.
On the 16 July, a similar incident occurred when a 40-year-old man from Bodere Village in Fufore Local Government Area was arrested for beating his pregnant wife to death, over a dispute involving N1,000.
