By Oluwatosin Maliki
A housewife identified as Biba Mohammed, who allegedly killed her husband in Barunde quarters of the metropolis in Gombe state, has been arrested by operatives of the Gombe State Police Command.
Biba was paraded on Friday.
According to the state Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Abubakar, the police received a distress call from a resident of the area who reported a suspected homicide case committed in his neighborhood.
The PPRO stated, “The victim was immediately rushed to a specialist hospital where he was pronounced dead by a medical doctor”.
“Following a preliminary investigation, Biba Mohammed, the wife of the deceased, was taken into custody after confessing to the crime”.
“In her statement, she admitted to using a pestle to strike his head. The case is currently under investigation at SCID and will be presented in court for prosecution upon the conclusion of the investigation,” the statement added.