Two sisters, Fatima and Zulaihat Sani, have been arrested for allegedly battering and pouring hot water on a 19-year-old lady, Sa’adatu Liman, over accusations of engaging in a romantic affair with the husband of one of them in the Gida Dubu area of Bauchi State.
PUNCH Metro gathered that in a bid to perpetrate the crime, the two sisters, who are 17 and 15 years old, lured the victim to a house in the community where they attacked her.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, who confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday, said the sisters were arrested by operatives of the ‘C’ Division led by the Divisional Police Officer.
He said: “On June 10, 2023, around 2pm, police detectives attached to the ‘C’ Police Divisional Headquarters of Bauchi Metropolis, acted on credible information available at their disposal stating that on the same date around 1.07pm, one Sa’adatu Liman, 19, residing behind the old airport, Bauchi, was deceitfully brought into a house situated at Gida Dubu area of Bauchi by one Fatima Sani, 17, and her sister, Zulaihat, 15, both of Gida Dubu area.
“They connived and battered Liman and thereafter poured hot water on her. As a result, she sustained serious injuries on her neck and cheeks. The heinous act was perpetrated by the suspects on the account that the victim is dating one of the suspect’s husbands.
“On receipt of the report of the incident, a team of detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer visited the scene, arrested the culprits and swiftly rushed the victim to the hospital for medical treatment.”
Wakil said the culprit and her accomplice confessed to the crime in the course of the investigation and would be charged to court for prosecution of the alleged established offences accordingly.
The PPRO also confirmed that on June 10, around 10.10pm, some unknown gunmen stormed Balma village and kidnapped the village head, Alh Hussain Sale, 42.
“During the siege, one Haruna Jibrin, 38, also of the same address, sustained a gunshot injury. The perpetrators were in disarray on sighting the police operatives heading to the village.
“Meanwhile, efforts are being intensified to arrest the culprits. The injured victim was rushed to the Ningi General Hospital for medical attention,” he said.
