Man Stabs Pregnant Neighbour To Death With A Pair Of Scissors

The Kogi State Police Command have arrested a Nigerian man, Hussain Zubairu, who reportedly stabbed his pregnant neighbour, Bose Mohammed, to death last Monday.

The Punxh reports that, Zubairu and the pregnant woman lived in the Idogido community of Okene Local Government Area of the state. An argument ensued between them over a lost mobile phone, and he is said to have attacked her with a pair of scissors.

She was rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead before any treatment could commence. According to an eyewitness,

“Muhammed and the friend were said to be talking about a lost mobile phone when the suspect interfered. It was gathered that she cautioned Zubairu not to meddle in their discussion and afterwards, an altercation ensued between both.

The suspect was said to have become enraged and descended on the woman with the scissors.”

Confirming the story, a police source said the suspect has been described as a violent drug addict:

“Many residents within that area said he was a drug addict but that has not been confirmed. I learnt the woman (Muhammed) had always been trying to avoid him because he was troublesome.

“On that day, the victim and her friend were chatting and he interrupted. She told him to mind his business and that infuriated him. He removed a pair of scissors he hid in his trousers, stabbed her in the stomach and fled.

“The woman lost a lot of blood. She was pronounced dead on getting to the hospital. She was pregnant, but was not living with her husband.”

Zubairu was later arrested by the detectives from the Okene Police Division, and Muhammed was buried according to Islamic rites.

Speaking with the press, the Police Public Relations Officer, Kogi State Police Command, ASP Willy Aya, said Zubairu has been transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation.

Here’s what Willy Aya told Punch:

“The suspect and the deceased were neighbours. There was an argument between them. A friend of the deceased lost a mobile phone, which she later found.

“The friend was discussing the issue with the deceased when the suspect interrupted. She (Muhammed) challenged him for doing so and it degenerated into an argument.

“In the process, the suspect used a pair of scissors to stab her. Before she was rushed to the hospital, she died. The case has been transferred to the SCID and the suspect will be charged to court soon.”