Divorced Wife, Children Ki||s Man
The Nigeria Police Force has narrated how a man, Dahiru Yusuf, was murdered his two sons and divorced wife in Lokoja, Kogi State.
A statement, Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP William Ovye Aya, said the deceased was killed on Saturday evening.
The alleged murderers were identified as Abba Yusuf, Aminu Yusuf and Hajia Jummai. The police said the sons and ex-wife killed Dahiru because of prolonged matrimonial issues between them.
The police said one of the sons, Abba, has been arrested, adding that efforts are currently ongoing to ensure the two other suspects are also apprehended.
The police statement reads: “ON 05/10/2024 at about 2100Hrs distress call was received by the DPO ‘B’ Division Lokoja that one Alh. Dahiru Yusuf ‘m’ of Sarkin Noma area was murdered. Immediately DCO/Team were dispatched to the scene where the lifeless body of the above named deceased was met laying in pool of his blood with multiple stab wounds all over his body.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased was stabbed by his two sons, namely Abba Yusuf, Aminu Yusuf and his divorced wife one Hajia Jummai ‘f’ all of the same address.
“As a result of a prolonged domestic/matrimonial misunderstanding further info revealed that both sons have severally robbed the deceased of millions of naira to buy iPhones.
“Eyewitnesses testified that the deceased repeatedly called out “Abba! Abba!!” as a dying declaration before he passed away at Shafa Hospital Lokoja. Photographs taken, corpse deposited at the morgue for autopsy, later released to the deceased relatives for burial according to Islamic rites. Exhibit knife, bloodstained clothes were recovered at the scene.”
“The said Abba Yusuf has been arrested, while efforts ongoing to arrest other fleeing suspects. CP orders that the case be transferred to CID mine for discreet investigation,” the police added.
