Men of the Katsina state police command on Saturday arrested one Abubakar Musa, 23, who cut the throat of his girlfriend, Aisha Dikkom.
The State Commissioner of Police, Benson Gwana, made this known to newsmen in Katsina while parading the suspect.
Gwana said that Musa confessed committing the crime because Aisha was planning to leave him and marry another person.
He said the suspect confessed to the police that he cut the throat of the victim with intention to kill her.
“The accused took his girlfriend on a motorbike to a bush in Kurfi Local Government Area from Charanchi Local Government Area where they were residing on December 21, 2017.
“He used a sharp knife to cut her throat at Tamowa Village in Kurfi LGA.
“When the suspect cut the throat of the lady, he left her in a pool of blood.
“The suspect left the victim believing that she was dead, but the victim was rescued by a good Samaritan who took her to General Hospital in Kurfi.
“The victim, who is responding to treatment, informed the police about the incident,” said Gwana.
The commissioner recalled that the police traced the accused and arrested him at Sabon Gari area of Charachi LGA.
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