A man from Ihama area of Kogi state has allegedly stabbed his wife to death over a disagreement that occurred between them over ...
A man from Ihama area of Kogi state has allegedly stabbed his wife
to death over a disagreement that occurred between them over the house
keep allowance of N4000.
The 36-year-old man, Abdullahi Garba, said when his wife requested
for N4000, he could only provide N2000 which she refused. This led to
the disagreement that led to his wife, Falilat Saka Garba slapping him
and he stabbed her.
He expressed his regret as he said:
“As a man, I felt so humiliated and in anger, the knife we were
using to peal orange became my weapon, which I used to stab her.
Unfortunately, she died.”
The remorseful Garba said he could not believe he had killed his own wife and mother of his six-year-old son.
He said how bad he felt after he had killed the woman he married
for 15 years before the ugly incident. He has been accused of culpable
homicide.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr. Yahaya Abubakar, disclosed that
the suspect, who admitted having stabbed his wife, would be arraigned in
court as soon as the result of the post-mortem examination is received.
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