27-year-old Shafi’s Haruna has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command for allegedly killing his girlfriend.
According to reports, he killed her following a dispute over the ownership of her pregnancy.
According to the spokesman of the command, SP Gambo Isah, Haruna lives in BIrdigau village, in Kankara Local Government Area of the Katsina State.
He committed the crime in December 2019.
Gambo said the suspect had tricked Hamsiya Lawal, 14, to a bush close by; and that was where he smashed her head with a stone.
According to reports, She died on the spot.
The suspect confirmed the incident and admitted to committing the crime in a video shared by the police.
He said, “I killed her. She came to me one Friday telling me she missed her period for two months and demanded N1,500 from me to address it.”
“I once had sex with her and told her I don’t have such amount but we should meet later. When we met, I pleaded with her but she refused; I strangled her and later used a stone to smash her head,” Haruna added
According to SP Gambo, he said, “The suspect smashed her head with a heavy stone killing her instantly.
According to the SP, Haruna was arrested on 3rd of March 2020, at about 10:30 pm, based on a piece of information they got.
He however noted that “(An) investigation is ongoing.”
