A 30-year-old man, Umar Tambari, has been arrested
by the police in Niger State for allegedly killing his wife.
Tambari was apprehended by security operatives at Emiworo
village in Wushshi Local Government Area of the state.
The suspect allegedly had a disagreement with his
wife, Hauwa, when the deceased refused to fetch water for him to take his bath.
According to the police source, the disagreement
degenerated to a scuffle during which the suspect was said to have hit the
deceased several times resulting in her being unconscious.
Noticing that the deceased was unconscious, the
suspect tried to rush her to the hospital but was arrested by the police on the
way.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP
Mohammad Abubakar, confirmed the story, saying the suspect had confessed to
committing the crime.
Abubakar explained that "Tambari hit his wife
with a stick severally, and she died on the way to hospital."
He said the suspect would be charged to court soon
The police spokesman also paraded the suspect before
journalists during, which he confessed to hitting his wife with a stick because
"she disobeyed me."
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