Woman cut off brother-in-law’s hand during fight
Tragedy occurred in Koro Fulani Camp Bankubu via Okuta, Baruten Local Government Area of Ilorin, Kwara State penultimate Tuesday, when one Mutari Shagari lost an arm during a fight.
It was gathered that the victim was involved in a fight with his brother, Abubakar Shagari and his wife, Yan-Mallam when the incident happened.
It was further gathered that the Yan-Mallam inflicted several machete cut on her brother-in-law’s body during the squabble, which led to loss of the arm.
According to a source, the case was reported at the Divisional Police Headquarters Okuta.
The case was said to have later been transferred to Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation, following arrest of the couple.
“During investigation, the wife confessed to have used a machete to cut off her brother-in-law’s hand while her husband was fighting him.”
Efforts to confirm the case from the police spokesperson, DSP Ajayi Okasanmi proved abortive as calls and text messages sent to his phone were not responded to at the time of filing this report.