The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested Muhammad Ibrahim, 19, for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Emmanuella Ande, with a knife over a N5,000 argument in a brothel.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Bauchi, SP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
The police spokesman said Ibrahim, a resident of Sabon Layi, Kano Road, Bauchi State, stabbed his girlfriend around her upper chest region at a brothel in Bayan Gari situated within the metropolis.
According to Wakil, the victim had invited Ibrahim to meet her where she was and the suspect then stole N400,000 from his father’s account with which he used to have a “nice” time with the girl.
The victim was said to have demanded N5,000 from the suspect for a previous affair they had had the demand did not sit well with the suspect, which caused an argument that degenerated into a physical confrontation.
Ibrahim then stabbed the victim, who raised the alarm for help.
The PPRO said, “On 18th December, 2023 at about 7.00pm, detectives attached to the Operations Restore Peace, arrested one Muhammad Ibrahim, male (19) of Sabon Layi, Kano Road, Bauchi in connection with a case of gruesome murder of Emmanuella Ande.
“The arrest was made following a distress call received from a Good Samaritan that on the same date at about 6.45pm, the accused (Muhammad Ibrahim) entered a hotel room of Happiness Garden situated at Bayan Gari where he stabbed his girlfriend, Emmanuella Ande, female, of Jos Plateau State, around her upper chest region.
“At that point, the victim screamed and the people around attempted to rescue the victim, they forcefully opened the door, where the accused additionally stabbed one Zaharaddeen Adamu, male (36) of Makera area Bauchi on his left hand. The quick intervention of police operatives saved the accused from mob action.
“On receipt of the report, a team of detectives led by the officer in charge of Operation Restore Peace swiftly swung into action, rescued the accused, and evacuated the victim to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi where she was certified dead by a medical practitioner and her corpse was deposited at the mortuary.
“Similarly, Zaharadeen was admitted and treated at the police clinic and discharged. The accused was also treated at the police clinic and discharged and is currently being investigated.”
Wakil added, “During interrogation, the accused admitted the allegation against him and further confessed that he met the victim on social media, Facebook, sometime within 2023 when the victim invited him to meet her in Port Harcourt.
“Therefore, the accused stole the sum of N400,000 from his father’s account to spend a good time with his girlfriend.
“The ugly incident happened when the victim demanded the sum of N5,000 which he owed her for previous affairs they had.
“In the process, a heated argument ensued between them which led to a physical confrontation where the victim sustained a serious injury which led to her death.”
Noting that a knife was recovered from the suspect as exhibit, Wakil said investigation was ongoing and the suspect would be charged to court upon conclusion of the investigation.