Housewife murdered by 18 years old boy in Kano

The of Kano State has arrested an 18-year-old Abdulsamad Suleiman, who is allegedly killed Rukayya Jamilu and inflicted injuries on her children.

On Wednesday March 23, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa who is the spokesperson of the command, affirmed that the suspect pounded the 21-year-old to death with a pestle and stole her mobile phones.

“On the 12/02/2022 at about 2030hrs, a report was received from a resident of Danbare Quarters, Kumbotso LGA Kano State that, on the same date at about 2000hrs, when he returned from his place of work to his house, he met his wife, Rukayya Jamilu, ‘f’, 21 years old in a pool of her blood motionless on her bed, and also his children, (1) Anwar Jamilu, ‘m’, 3 years old, (2) Amina Jamilu, ‘f’, 1-year-old with grievous injuries,” the statement reads.

“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, fsi raised and instructed a team of detectives led by SP Ibrahim Hamma, Divisional Police Officer, Dorayi Babba Division to proceed to the scene

“The team moved to the scene and rushed the victims to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano where the housewife was examined and confirmed dead by Medical Doctor and the two other victims admitted.

“Investigations conducted by the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department and DSS led to the arrest of the Principal suspect, one Abdulsamad Suleiman, ‘m’, 18 years old, of Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters, Gwale LGA Kano State and his accomplice, one Mu’azzam Lawan, ‘m’, 17 years old of the same address

“On discreet investigation, the principal suspect confessed that on 12/02/2022 at about 1600hrs, he went to the house of the deceased as his relative and met her on the bed.

“After he greeted her, he saw three (3) Mobile phones and took them. Having realized that, she recognized him, he used a wooden-made pestle and repeatedly hits her on her head and also hits her two children and left with the Mobile phones.

“He further confessed that he gave one of the Mobile phones to his friend and sold the other two at Twelve Thousand Naira (N12,000:00). His friend was arrested and also confessed to having sold the mobile phone given to him belonging to the deceased at Two Thousand Naira (N2,000:00). The case will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation,”

According to reports gathered by TopNaija.ng, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, has warned that evil perpetrators like Suleiman will continue to be ratted out and vidicated in Kano State. The only option he gave in his advice is for them to either stop or exile themselves from the State.

He mentioned that the Police Command will continue its “Operation Puff Adder”, and patrol the creeks of the state to keep arresting criminals.