The police in Borno State have arrested a 19-year-old tailor, Abba Umaru, for allegedly killing his 35-year-old expectant sister, Ya’Amsa Umaru.
Commissioner Damian Chukwu, in a statement in Maiduguri, alleged the suspect, on May 25, hit his sister with a pestle at Magumeri in Magumeri Local Government.
He said Abba was aggrieved with the demand by his sister, requesting him to sew a dress for their father.
Chukwu said: “On May 25, about 9:40 am, Abba Umaru hit and killed his sister, Ya’Amsa Umaru, with a pestle at Magumeri, in Magumeri Local Government of Borno State.
“The suspect is said to have been aggrieved because his sister asked him to sew a piece of cloth she bought for their father.
“Consequently, he killed his sister, who was at the time, eight months pregnant, and buried her in a shallow grave in a room.”
He said the suspect would be arraigned as soon as investigations were completed.
The police boss said the command had arrested a 20-year old man, Hassan Garba, for the murder of two persons in Biu Local Government.
He said the suspect, on May 18, stabbed Hussaini Alhassan, 20, and Naziru Haruna, 19, to death, who he accused of adultery.
Chukwu alleged: “Garba, armed with a knife and axe, attacked and killed Alhassan and Haruna in their sleep.
“The suspect claimed that the deceased committed adultery; and that he was duty-bound to execute judgment on them.”
He said the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).
The police have arrested a 19-year-old building apprentice, Inusa Abubakar, for the murder of his 24-year-old boss, Ba’Ana Bukar. Chukwu said the suspect, a bricklayer apprentice, stabbed his master with a knife on May 26 in an uncompleted building where they were working in Pompomari, Maiduguri.
He added that the suspect buried the deceased in a shallow grave, went to his home and stole N62,000.
The commissioner said the amount was the proceeds from the sale of the deceased’s vehicle. He said the police recovered a knife and money from the suspect.