A 40-year-old man, identified as Abdulrahaman Abdulkarim, has been arrested by the Police in Katsina for allegedly killing his 19-year-old wife and dumping her corpse inside a well.
Spokesperson for the Katsina State Police Command, Gambo Isa, who dislcosed this to journalists on Thursday, said Abdulkarim allegedly perpetrated the evil act at Madabu-Dabawa Village, in Dutsinma Local Government Area of the state.
According to him, a team of detectives recovered the teenager’s body from the well after a distress call. She was confirmed dead at the General Hospital, he disclosed.
Isa said, “On 14/06/2020 at about 02:00hrs, a distress call was received that one Abdulrahaman Abdulkarim, ‘m’, aged 40yrs of Madabu village, Dabawa, Dutsinma LGA of Katsina State killed his junior wife, one Wasila Sada, ‘f’, aged 19 years, and dumped her dead body in a well.
“Consequently, DPO Dutsinma led a team of detectives to the scene, recovered the body and took it to the General Hospital where it was confirmed dead by the attending physician after post mortem examination.”
The CP said the suspect had been arrested and was assisting the Police in their ongoing investigation.
