A Chinese man has allegedly stabbed his lover to death in Kano State.
The Chinese man stabbed his lover, a 23-year-old woman, to death at Janbulo quarters, Gwale local government area of Kano.
The incident reportedly happened around 10pm on Friday after the suspect came to visit the deceased, identified as Ummakulsum Sani Buhari, at her parents’ house located adjacent National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) office.
While what transpired between the duo and led to the unfortunate event remains sketchy, Daily Trust gathered that she was certified dead by a doctor.
Abubakar Mustapha, a neighbour to the deceased, told Daily Trust that she was a divorcee and the suspect was her boyfriend.
“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,” Mustapha said.
Another neighbour, Muhammad Sani, told one of our reporters that the suspect 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,” he said.
He added that the suspect had been taken to the divisional police station at Dorayi quarters.
The deceased, Ummakulsum, popularly known as ‘Ummita’ attended Kano School of Nursing and Midwifery.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Kano, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, confirmed the incident and promised to provide more information later.
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