Man Slits Wife's Throat, Buries Corpse In His Room

 

 

The Kano State Police Command on Friday paraded a 20-year-old man, Aminu Inuwa of Jakada Quarters, for allegedly slitting his wife’s throat.

 

He was also said to have buried the corpse of the 17-year-old victim, Safara Inuwa, in his room.

 

Confirming the incident, the command’s spokesperson, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, said on April 3, 2019 around 11:00am, the police received a report that Inuwa killed his wife with a knife.

 

According to the PPRO, Inuwa and his late wife had a dispute during which the suspect slit her throat and buried her corpse in his room.

 

However, he said the police exhumed the body and took it to the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, Kano for autopsy.

 

Haruna said the police had commenced investigation, adding that the suspect had confessed to committing the crime.

 

He said, “The suspect is in our custody. He will be charged to court as soon as investigation is completed.”