Man arrested for k!lling his ex-wife

 

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with murd3r and armed robbery cases in different parts of the state

According to a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Dutse, the state capital, by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Shi’isu Adam, the first suspect, Iliyasu Musa, a 40-year-old man from Dangewaye Village, Aujara District, was arrested for allegedly k!llling his ex-wife, Hadiza Sale, 30, of Afasha Village.

According to the statement, the suspect had been evading arrest since July 10, 2025, when he allegedly committed the crime.

The police stated that Musa set up an ambush near the victim’s house and hit her on the head with a stick as she returned from the market in the middle of the night.

The couple had six children together.

The statement read, “The suspect was finally apprehended on July 23, 2025, at Larabar-Tambarin-Gwani village, where he had been hiding and currently he is undergoing investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Dutse prior to his prosecution in court.”