Obasempire reports that a 40-year-old woman, Lydia Aji, has been detained for murdering her husband with an axe in Borno State.
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State Commissioner of Police, Yusufu Lawal, represented by Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Kenneth, reported that the suspect had a dispute with her late husband over the alleged theft of a goat by their 13-year-old daughter, Rachael.
The husband reportedly died instantly from the assault.
Lawal said, “On the 4th of July, 2024 one Bulama Mulikabu, male of Kautikari village Chibok Local Government Area reported at Chibok police station that on the same date one Lydia Aji, female 40 years, and her husband one Aji Makinta, had a violent fight which resulted to the wife Lydia Aji striking her husband on his head with an axe and he died on the spot.”
Speaking further Lawal noted that her deceased husband had asked them to leave his house following the theft.
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“An investigation further revealed that the couple had a misunderstanding over their daughter Rachael Aji 13 years who stole a goat and sold it to an unknown person, the angry father then asked them to leave his house. The case is still under investigation.”
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