The Police in Kano on Friday paraded a 20-year-old man, Aminu Inuwa of Jakada Quarters, for allegedly slitting his wife’s throat.
Inuwa allegedly buried the corpse of the 17-year-old victim, Safara Inuwa, in his room.
Confirming the incident, the command’s spokesperson, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, said the police received a report that Inuwa killed his wife with a knife on April 3, 2019, around 11:00am.
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The police spokesman said Inuwa and his late wife had a dispute during which the suspect slit her throat and buried her corpse in his room.
The police, however, exhumed the body and took it to the Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, Kano for autopsy.
Haruna said the police had commenced investigation, adding that the suspect had confessed to committing the crime.
He said, “The suspect is in our custody. He will be charged to court as soon as investigation is completed.”