Man, 28, jumps into well in Niger •After attacking girlfriend

TRAGEDY struck in Niger State, as a 28-year-old man, Umar Mohammed, jumped into a well, committing suicide at New Bussa, in Borgu Local Government Area of the state, after attacking his girlfriend with cutlass and left her in a pool of her own blood over suspicion that she was dating another man.

The incident occurred last Thursday between 10.00 and  11.00 a.m, when the deceased invited the girlfriend, Jemila Mohammed,  for an outing, as he brought out a cutlass hidden underneath his clothes and dealt her a  blow with several cuts on her body.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that the incident occurred that the father of the victim got winds of his daughter’s predicament, rushed to the scene and met her unconscious, following  loss of blood and several cuts on her body.

It was further learnt that the father, Mallam Mohammed Usman, reported the case of grievous hurt to the police at New Bussa and the police rose to the occasion, as they went and rushed the girl to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Bida, for treatment.

Further checks revealed that after a thorough search for the suspect, his pairs of shoes and the cutlass used by him to attack Jemila were found beside the well, while his dead body was also recovered from the well.

An insider source at the state’s Department of Criminals Investigation  informed the Nigerian Tribune on Monday in Minna, that  on a closer look at the remains of the deceased, there was no sign of violence on it.

The source, who spoke with the Nigerian Tribune on the condition of anonymity, said  “there was no sign of violence on the body of the late Mohammed. He removed his shoes and the cutlass which he used in committing the crime and placed them beside the well.”

It was further gathered that Jemila was in a critical condition and had been placed on admission at the FMC, Bida.

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Meanwhile, the Police Public Relations Officer, Niger State police command, Mr Ibrahim Abiodun Gambari, confirmed the incident.
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