A Chinese man on Friday, has been alleged of stabbing a 23- year old woman to death, at the Janbulo quarters, Kumbotso Local Government area of Kano State.
It was reported that the suspect whose name is still not known and the lady identified as Ummakulsum Sani Buhari were lovers
The Incident happened at Ummakulsum’s parents’ house, located adjacent to the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) office.
While what transpired between the two and led to the unfortunate event remains unknown, a neighbour to the deceased Abubakar Mustapha said the deceased was divorced and the suspect was her lover;
“The incident happen around 10:00pm last night. The murderer was her boyfriend since before she got married. Her husband divorced her and they went on with their friendship as boyfriend and girlfriend. He often went to her house. She was taken to UMC Zhair Hospital not more than a kilometre away from her house and she died.”
“Khaleed, her brother stopped the mob from attacking the murderer when he came back for his car when he entered the house because he (Khaleed) thought that will be lead to a different thing. The man was then caught and handed over to the police.’’
Another neighbour, Muhammad Sani, said the suspect had once attempted suicide because of the girlfriend but with the intervention of the Police the Matter was settled.
“When she was about getting married, he once attempted suicide because of his love for her until the police intervened and everything was settled.’’
The Police Public Relations Officer in Kano, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who confirmed the incident, promised to provide more information later.