Face Of Girlfriend Killed By Her Lover In Bauchi Over Phone Call (Photo)

Posted by Thandiubani on Mon 27th Jan, 2020 - tori.ng

A man who brutally murdered his girlfriend over a phone call has finally been apprehended by the police.

Patience Zakari (Photo: Vanguard)

Patience Zakari has died after being stabbed to death in Bauchi on Friday morning by her boyfriend.

Bauchi State Police Command said it has now apprehended, Solomon Peters, who alledgedly stabbed his girlfriend, Miss Patience Zakari, to death in Bauchi following a disagreement over telephone call before fleeing.

Peters was all edged to have taken to his heels after committing the heinous crime in the early hours of Friday.

Police Public Relations Officer in charge of Bauchi Command, DSP Kamal Abubakar, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi that the suspect was arrested on Sunday in a yet to be disclosed location and is currently undergoing interrogation at the Command headquarters.

“The Bauchi state police command, after swinging into action following the killing of Miss Patience Zakari,has apprehended the suspect,whose name is Solomon Peters.

“He is now in our custody and currently undergoing interrogations by our officers.

“He will be thoroughly investigated and charged to court for culpable homicide,” said the PPRO.

NAN reports that the killing occurred in the house of the deceased in gwallameji area of Bauchi metropolis in the early hours of Friday.

A telephone call from another male friend of the deceased had resulted in a heated argument, resulting in violent scuffle that led to jealous Peters stabbing Patience with a knife,before taking to his heels.