Photo: The late Mrs Dzuma Jidayi.
Police arrest man who allegedly killed woman who employed him
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says it has arrested a man, Abraham Aliyu, who allegedly killed his employer, Mrs. Dzuma Jidayi and ran away.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Haruna Garba, disclosed this while parading about 43 suspects at the command headquarters on Tuesday.
The CP noted that the suspect, who had been on the run, committed the heinous crime on October 10, 2023, in the Garki area of the territory.
It was initially reported that Mrs Dzuma was stabbed to death.
However, according to the commissioner, a preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect was working in a water factory belonging to the deceased and he killed her with an iron rod.
“On 12/11/2023, police operatives from Homicide Section finally arrested one Abraham Aliyu who has been on the run after killing one Mrs. Dzuma Jidaji at CBN Quarters Garki on 10/10/2023.
“Investigation revealed that the suspect was an employee of the deceased and worked in her water factory.
“It happened that the suspect in the course of his duties caused damage to the water pipe. Hence the deceased seized his salary to effect repairs of the damaged pipe,” the CP said.
Garba explained that this development angered the suspect, who he hit the deceased woman on the head with an iron rod, resulting in her death.
“The suspect, sensing that her madam had died, stole her handset, a bag containing her ATM cards and some cash and ran away from the scene.
“The long arm of the law caught up with him and he was arrested a few weeks after committing the act.
“He has since confessed to the crime and will be arraigned in court,” he added.
