A 50-year-old husband and businessman in Bauchi, Nuru Isah, has allegedly caned his 24-year-old second wife to death over food items meant for the breaking of the Ramadan fast on Saturday.
The Police Command in Bauchi State said it had commenced investigation into the incident.
The command spokesman, CSP Ahmed Wakili, in a statement released to journalists on Sunday, said that the police got to know of the incident at about 11:30 p.m. on Saturday.
“On March 1, 2025, at about 11:30 p.m., the Bauchi State Police Command was alerted to an alleged culpable homicide incident near Government Girls College, Fadamam Mada Area, Bauchi.
“This unfortunate event arose from a misunderstanding between one Alh Nuru Isah, aged 50, a business man at Central market Bauchi and his second wife, Wasila Abdullahi, aged 24, concerning handling food ingredients and fruits designated for breaking the Ramadan fast, which escalated into a violent confrontation.
“Preliminary investigations indicated that the suspect, Alh Nuru Isah, is accused of using a cane to strike his wife, which resulted in her collapsing and becoming unconscious within their matrimonial residence.
“The victim was subsequently transported to ATBU Teaching Hospital, where medical personnel confirmed her death.”
Wakil said that the command has initiated a thorough investigation into the incident, apprehended the husband, and recovered the cane purportedly used in the assault.
He added that the corpse of the woman has been deposited in the mortuary pending autopsy.
