The Gombe State Police Command has arrested a housewife, Biba Mohammed, for allegedly killing her husband with a pestle.
The incident occurred in Barunde quarters of the metropolis on Thursday, November 16, 2023.
Spokesperson of the command, ASP Mahid Muazu Abubakar, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, November 17, 2023, stated that a distress call was received from a resident of Barunde Quarters in Gombe, reporting a suspected homicide case committed in his neighbourhood.
Detectives from the Low-cost Division were dispatched to the scene, where they discovered the late husband, Mohammed Maliki, lying in a pool of blood.
The victim was immediately rushed to the Specialist Hospital in Gombe, where he was pronounced dead by a medical doctor.
Following a preliminary investigation, Biba Mohammed, the wife of the deceased, was taken into custody after confessing to the crime.
