Police arrest three for ‘murder’ in Kano

The Kano police command says it has arrested three suspects over the alleged murder of a man identified as Nafi’u Hafiz.

Abdullahi Kiyawa, spokesperson of the command, in a statement on Friday, said Hafiz was allegedly killed by a lady identified as Hafsat Surajo for allegedly preventing her from committing suicide.

He further said her husband and their guard were arrested for packaging and concealing Nafi’u’s corpse.

“On 21/12/2023 at about 0700hrs, report was received from one Hafizu Salisu of Bauchi Metropolis of Bauchi State that he received a phone call from one Dayyabu Abdullahi ‘m’ of Unguwa Uku Quarters Kano that his brother one Nafi’u Hafiz aged 38 years, is dead and that they should come and convey the corpse for burial,” the statement reads.

“When they arrived at the residence at Unguwa Uku Quarters Kano, they discovered several injuries on different parts of the lifeless body suspected to be knife stabs.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel, FIPMA, psc directed the Divisional Police Officer, Zaria Road Division, SP Abubakar Chika Zaki, to lead a team of detectives to the scene and to conduct a preliminary investigation.

“Upon arrival at the crime scene by the detectives, the motionless body was removed from the scene and rushed to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital where a medical doctor certified the body dead.

“Further investigation led to the arrest of Hasfat Surajo, aged 24 years, a female housewife of the residence where the deceased lived.

“Further investigation at the command’s Criminal Investigation Department, obtained a confession by Hafsat who admitted that she singlehandedly committed the act by stabbing the deceased on several parts of his body with a knife while he was preventing her from committing suicide.

“Her husband, Dayyabu Abdullahi, aged 38 years, ‘m’, of the same address and their gateman Mallam Adam, aged 65 years were arrested for packaging and concealing the dead body and cover.”

Kiyawa further said through discreet investigation, a knife covered with blood stains was recovered from the suspects, adding that they would be charged to court after investigations.