Chinese man stabs Nigerian lover to death

A Chinese man has reportedly stabbed his 23-year-old lover, to death at Janbulo quarters, Kumbotso local government area of Kano.

The incident reportedly occurred around 10pm on Friday.

This occurred after the suspect visited the deceased, who was identified as Ummakulsum Sani Buhari, at her parents’ house situated adjacent National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) office.

What triggered the misunderstanding between the duo remains sketchy.

It was gathered that she was confirmed dead by a medical practitioner.

A neighbour to the deceased, Abubakar Mustapha, has informed newsmen that she was a divorcee and the suspected killer was her boyfriend.

“The incident happen around 10:00pm last night. The murderer was her boyfriend since before she got married. Her husband divorced her and they went on with their friendship as boyfriend and girlfriend. He often went to her house. She was taken to UMC Zhair Hospital not more than a kilometre away from her house and she died.”

“Khaleed, her brother stopped the mob from attacking the murderer when he came back for his car when he entered the house because he (Khaleed) thought that will be lead to a different thing. The man was then caught and handed over to the police,” Mustapha said.

Muhammad Sani who’s another neighbour, informed newsmen that the suspected killer once attempted to commit suicide because of the girlfriend but the intervention of the police settled the matter.

“When she was about getting married, he once attempted suicide because of his love for her until the police intervened and everything was settled,” he said.
He added that the suspect had been taken to the divisional police station at Dorayi quarters.

The deceased, Ummakulsum, popularly addressed as ‘Ummita’ was schooled at Kano School of Nursing and Midwifery.

The spokesperson of the Police in Kano, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, has confirmed the incident and made a promise to provide more information later.