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Jigawa Man In Police Net Over Teenage Girlfriend’s Death

A 20-year-old man, Abubakar Abdullahi, has landed in police net over the death of his 17-year-old girlfriend, Habiba Samaila.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Lawan Adam, in a statement he issued on Thursday night, the suspect was arrested by men of the command.

The police image maker said the boyfriend of the deceased is a resident of Koral village, Garki LGA of the state and was allegedly last seen together with Samaila.

The PPRO further said “On August 15, 2023, at about 2000hrs, one Malam Samaila ‘m’ age 50yrs of Beguwa village, reported at Ringim Police station that, on August 14, 2023, at about 2000hrs, his biological daughter one Habiba Samaila ‘f’ age 17yrs of the same address, left house and all efforts to locate her proved abortive.”

According to Shiisu “report revealed that, on the same date, the said Habiba was seen with one Abubakar Abdullahi ‘m’ age 20yrs of Koral village Garki LGA, who happened to be her boyfriend.”

He pointed out that on receipt of the information, the suspect was immediately arrested.

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He noted that afterwards, on August 16, 2023, at about 1800hrs, her decomposed body was found in a well, tied up with a rope.

The police spokesman explained that after evacuation, the body was taken to General Hospital Ringim, for medical examination and thereafter, confirmed dead by a medical doctor.

He said the suspect would be arraigned before the court to face the full wrath of the law upon completion of the investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Dutse.

In another news, no fewer than four people from Gidan Damo village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been reported killed as armed bandits stormed the village on Wednesday night and shot seven people.

A resident of the community who pleaded anonymity described the attack as terrible.

According to him, the bandits invaded the village in large numbers on motorcycles and started shooting sporadically.

“They shot seven people in our community, and out of them, four were confirmed dead on the spot,” he added.

Speaking further, he explained that the villagers ran into the bush for safety, and some of them could not find their family members.

Asked if the terrorists kidnapped anyone during the attack, he stated: “We cannot be sure as of now if the terrorists abducted some of our people because, as I am talking to you now, I am hiding inside a farm for safety.”

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