Pregnant Woman Kills Her Husband Over A Phone Call With Another Woman

NASARAWA State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested a 22-year-old pregnant woman, Veronica Boniface, for allegedly stabbing her husband to death over a phone call with a strange woman.

Parading the suspect at the command headquarters in Lafia, the NSCDC state commandant, Habu Fari, said the woman was arrested in Obene town of Keana Local Government Area of the state, after an intelligence report.

According to the NSCDS boss, the husband was rushed to the hospital after she stabbed the husband with a kitchen knife following an argument about a phone call from a purported strange woman.

Speaking with newsmen, Veronica said she regretted her action and pleaded for leniency.

The suspect disclosed that she was one-month-pregnant for her late husband.

She explained that it was the handiwork of the devil, saying that she intended to scare her husband and collect the phone, but eventually ended up killing him.

Husband Kills Wife Days After Wedding for Denying Him Sex

The Police in Jigawa State have arrested 30-year-old Alasan Audu for allegedly killing his wife days after their marriage.

Spokesman of the command, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the incident in Dutse on Thursday.

He said the incident happened on the 21/4/2020 at about 0800hrs at Kankarelu village in Ringim Local Government Area.

He explained that one Hansa’u Audu, 17-year-old, a wife to one Alasan Audu, 30, of the same address was found dead in her matrimonial room twenty days after their wedding.

Jinjiri said the Police removed the corpse and took it to the hospital where it was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.

He said investigation revealed that the suspect was not the one the deceased prepared to get married.

Jinjiri said after interrogation, the suspect confessed committing the crime.

“At about 0400hrs, I went to her (the deceased) as a husband, but she turned my request down.

“I then used force on her to satisfy my sexual desire.”

Police spokesman said the case was still under investigation and will be taken to court for prosecution.