Police in Yobe state
have arrested a 22-year-old Baari Bacha
for cutting off the hand of his wife from the wrist.
The man reportedly
attacked his wife Halima Bulama after she disobeyed his orders not to attend a
friend’s ceremony in Damaturu.
Confirming his arrest,
the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Yobe state Command, Dungus
Abdulkarim, said in a statement that Bacha became furious after a heated
argument with his wife, and then used a cutlass to perpetrate the act.
Abdulkarim said “Preliminary
investigation revealed that on April 14, the victim, Halima Bulama (20), sought
permission from her husband to attend an event. But, he refused to grant her
request and she left for the event after the husband had gone out.
“When he came back, he
asked of her whereabouts and was told that she had gone for the event. He went
to look for her in the neighbourhood and couldn’t find her there, proceeded to
her parent’s house and found her there,” he stated.
The police spokesman
said the victim’s brothers persuaded her to follow her husband home, but she
refused and her action ignited an argument between herself and her husband.
According to the
police spokesperson, the woman’s husband, out of provocation caused his by
wife’s action, used a cutlass he had carried from home and amputated her hand
in the presence of her brothers.
The PPRO also
disclosed that the victim is currently receiving treatment in the hospital and
the suspect will be charged to court after investigation is completed.