The Yobe state police command said it has arrested a 22 year old man, Baari Bacha foe allegedly using cutlass to sever the hand of his wife, Halima Bulama from the wrist over her alleged refusal to adhere to his orders not to attend a ceremony of her friend.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Yobe state Command, ASP Dungus Abubakar who disclosed this in a telephone conversation with WikkiTimes on Friday said Bacha who became furious after a heated argument with his wife used cutlass to perpetrate the act.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that on the 14th of this month, the victim Halima Bulama, aged 20, sought permission from her husband to attend an event but he refused to grant her request but left for the event after the husband has gone to somewhere”,Dungus said.
According to him, “when he came back, he asked of her whereabouts and was told that she has gone for the event. He went to look for her in the neighbourhood and couldn’t find her there. He proceeded to her parent’s house and found her there.”
Dungus said the victim’s brothers prevailed on Bulama to follow her husband home but she refused, which ignited an argument with her husband.
He said that the husband, out of anger and provocation from his wife’s action, used a cutlass he had carried from home and amputate her hand in the presence of her brothers.
The PPRO while advising couples to ensure that all misunderstandings are amicably resolved without resorting to physical confrontation that will benefit no one, noted that domestic violence has been on the increase in Yobe state.
The police image maker who said that the victim is currently receiving treatment in the hospital said that the suspect will be charged to court after investigation.
