The officers of the Borno State Police Command have arrested a 40-year-old woman, Lydia Aji, for killing her husband with an axe in Borno State.
According to the state commissioner of police, Yusufu Lawal, who was represented by the state police public relations officer, Nahum Kenneth, the suspect argued with her deceased husband about their 13-year-old daughter Rachael’s suspected theft of a goat.
According to reports, the husband died on the scene as a result of the attack.
Lawal said, “On the 4th of July, 2024, one Bulama Mulikabu, a male of Kautikari village in Chibok Local Government Area, reported at Chibok police station that on the same date, one Lydia Aji, a female 40 years old, and her husband, one Aji Makinta, had a violent fight, which resulted in the wife Lydia Aji striking her husband on the head with an axe, and he died on the spot.”
Furthermore, Lawal noted that her deceased husband had asked them to leave his house following the theft.
“An investigation further revealed that the couple had a misunderstanding over their daughter Rachael Aji, 13 years old, who stole a goat and sold it to an unknown person. The angry father then asked them to leave his house. The case is still under investigation.”
