A man, Abraham Aliyu, has been arrested by the police in Abuja for allegedly killing his employer, Mrs. Dzuma Jidayi.
According to the Commissioner of Police, CP. Haruna G. Garba, a preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect was working in a water factory belonging to the deceased.
Aliyu was paraded alongside 42 other suspects at the command headquarters on Tuesday.
The police boss disclosed that Aliyu committed the heinous crime on October 10 in the Garki area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The CP explained that the suspect, “in the course of his duties caused damage to the water pipe. Hence the deceased seized his salary to effect repairs of the damaged pipe.
“This development angered the suspect, and he hit the deceased woman on the head with an iron rod, which resulted in her death.
“The suspect, sensing that her madam had died, stole her handset, a bag containing her ATM cards and some cash and ran away from the scene.
“The long arm of the law caught up with him and he was arrested a few weeks after committing the act. He has since confessed to the crime and will be arraigned in court.”
Similarly, a 41-year-old man, Stephen Ihyom, has appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged reckless driving and causing death.
The defendant is standing trial before magistrate L. K. J. Layeni, on a three-count charge bordering on dangerous driving on a restricted highway and causing death.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecutor, Dr Simon Uche, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Nov. 1 on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
He alleged that the defendant, who was the driver of a TVS motorcycle, drove the same on a restricted highway in a dangerous manner and without due adherence to traffic rules.
The prosecution alleged that the reckless driving by the defendant consequently caused the death of a 72-year-old man, one Paulinus Ibeh.
He said that the offence contravened the provisions of Schedule One Section 19 of the Law of Lagos State, 2015.
He said that it also contravened the provisions of Section 20 of the Traffic Law of Lagos State 2015.
The court granted the defendant bail of N1 million with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case until December 11 for legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution.