Crimes

Police arrest woman for stabbing boyfriend to death

Police operatives have arrested a woman in Mararaba, Ungean Gwari Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death.

The Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this via a statement issued on Friday.

Nansel disclosed that the police operatives attached to the Mararaba ‘A’ Division led by CSP Musa Babayola arrested the woman after the incident was reported to the police in the early hours of Friday.

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“Preliminary investigation revealed that the incident happened behind City Rock Hotel, Mararaba at about 3:30 a.m. on Friday.

“The suspect was arrested and the knife used in perpetrating the offence was consequently recovered based on the directives of the Commissioner of Police, Mr Adesina Soyemi,” the police spokesperson added.

He noted that the suspect has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia, for further investigation and subsequent prosecution.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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