MICHAEL AKINOLA
Police operatives from the Kebbi State Police Command have arrested a 30-year-old woman, Farida Abubakar, in connection with the murder of her estranged husband, Attahiru Ibrahim Zagga.
P.M.EXPRESS reports as disclosed by the spokesperson of the Kebbi Command, SP Nafiu Abubakar, in Birnin Kebbi.
SP Abubakar said that on 25th August, 2022 at about 2140hrs, Policemen attached to the Divisional Police Headquarters, Gwadangaji, received information that a strange noise was heard from the house of a neighbour, one Attahiru Ibrahim ‘m’ of Alieru Quarters, Birnin Kebbi, and his gate was also locked.
On receipt of the information, a team of Policemen were swiftly mobilized to the scene. They forced themselves into the house, where they found the said Attahiru Ibrahim lying in a pool of blood and was later confirmed dead by a Medical Doctor.
Similarly, his estranged wife, one Farida Abubakar ‘F’ aged 30years, was also seen inside the compound. Hence, she was suspected and arrested in connection with the case.
Consequently, the Commissioner of Police, Kebbi State Command, CP Ahmed Magaji Kontagora, directed the DPO to immediately transfer the case to SCID, Birnin Kebbi, for discreet investigation with a view to unravelling the circumstances surrounding the ugly incident.
The deceased former course mate, Aminu Ubandoma, also confirmed the incident via his Facebook page.
“Innalillahi wa’inna ilaihin raji’un. Attahiru Ibrahim Zagga Esq was stabbed to death in his house on Thursday in Birnin Kebbi. Until his death, he was a Magistrate with Kebbi State Judiciary.”
“He was my course mate at the university. We attended Nigeria Law School together and stayed in the same room at Yenagoa Campus. May his soul rest in Jannatul Firdausi,” Aminu wrote.