Police confirm arrest of Borno housewife who allegedly killed husband with poison

The Borno Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 25 year old housewife, Fatima Abubakar, for allegedly taking the life of her husband, Goni Abbah with poison.

Mr Abdu Umar, who’s the Commissioner Of Police, made this revelation to newsmen in Maiduguri.

The Commissioner Of Police revealed that the suspect was apprehended on October 19 by operatives of the police Command at Anguwan Doki.

Umar also added that the victim, who was the Chief Imam of the area, came back from the mosque when his suspected killer who was the second wife, allegedly put poison in his food.

He narrated that as soon as the victim started consuming the food, his state of health deteriorated.

He explained that the victim was immediately hospitalized to the State Specialist Hospital where he received emergency medical care,  but unfortunately he later gave up the ghost when they came back home.

The commisioner of Police immediately mobilized operatives of the  Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department to apprehend the suspect after the incident was brought to the awareness of the police at the GRA Police Station by the family of the deceased victim.

He added that police officers met a crowd of aggrieved youths in the neighbourhood who occupied the residence of the deceased victim with the aim of lynching the suspect, a situate on the police was able to put under control.

He further said that the suspect, while making statement, admitted to carrying out the alleged crime, noting that she purchased the poison from Monday Market when she already concluded to kill him.

He added that the matter had been registered as culpable homicide before the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and now she stands of being charged to court.

The suspected killer, Fatima who has been paraded at the police command, told newsmen that she took the life of her husband because she was no more interested in the marriage.

She said: “I never wanted the marriage. Goni was my second husband; I got separated with my first husband because I hate marriage.

“Anytime I woke up with the fact that I am married, it pieces me off. At some point, I had to run to my parent to demand an end to the marriage but they always sent me back, asking me to be patient.

“At some point, two months after I gave birth to my child, I ran away and  slept in an uncompleted building for about two weeks. I later returned to my husband’s house.

“Not that he doesn’t treat me well, we are also not quarrelling. We are two in the household, I am his second wife and I have been married to him since 2021. But I just hate when any man comes near me.

“I don’t really know what is wrong with me. Even now that I am speaking to you, I don’t really feel that I was the one who killed him, she said as she broke down in tears.