The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested one Rahimat Salaum, for killing her husband and setting his body ablaze, the FCT Police PRO, Josephine Adeh has said.
The suspect, according to Adeh, was arrested while attempting to flee with the deceased’s property.
Adeh, in a statement, said: “Operatives of the FCT police command attached to Pegi Police Division, on July 29, 2024, at about 6:00 p.m., acting on credible intelligence, arrested one Rahimat Salaum, ‘F’, of Pegi, Abuja in connection with the killing of her husband.
“The suspect was attempting to flee with the belongings of the partially paralysed husband and had been reportedly missing for about three days in a mini truck when police operatives swooped in and apprehended her.
“Upon interrogation, the suspect admitted to killing her husband after a fight ensued between them. She subsequently led the police operatives to an uncompleted building where she had dumped the gruesomely burned body.”
While investigation is ongoing, the FCT Police Commissioner, CP Benneth C. Igweh, assured that justice would be served in the matter, urging residents to be wary of their environment and report suspicious activities through the police emergency lines: 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938, and 07057337653 PCB: 09022222352, CRU: 08107314192
