A 30-year-old man and a lady have been arrested over the death of his girlfriend in
Bauchi.
According to Vanguard, Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Haruna Mohammed
, who
confirmed the incident to newsmen in Bauchi, said the deceased
, known as
an indigene of Bukuru village in Plateau State, visited her boyfriend,
Nasiru, who resides
at Rafin Makaranta
area, behind Awala Hotel in Bauchi. He said trouble started when the deceased met another lady, Fatima Baba Isa, 22
, of Makera ward in her boyfriend’s apartment, a situation that allegedly resulted in
a fight between the two women.Mohammed said:
“On August 9, at about 12:50a.m., an uncon-scious young lady was found along
Maiduguri by-pass, near Awalah Roundabout, Bauchi.“The police patrol team
attached to Tafawa Balewa Housing Estate Division visited the scene and rushed
the victim to ATBU Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, were she was certified dead on
arrival by a medical doctor and the corpse was deposited in the mortuary for
post-mortem examination.”The police spokesman said the deceased’s boyfriend and the other lady were
arrested and were assisting the Police with useful information that could help
ascertain the cause of her death.