An unidentified man has been arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command for allegedly hacking his girlfriend to death over her plan to end their relationship. DSP Muhammad Jalige, the spokesperson of the command, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday, April 21, 2023. He stated that the man was almost killed by a mob. According to Jalige, the police received a distress call about a mob action at NEPA Roundabout in Kaduna metropolis on April 14, 2023, where an unruly crowd was about to lynch a man. Police operatives were immediately dispatched to the scene, where they found the suspect unconscious and surrounded by the mob. Jalige explained that during the attack, the man allegedly severed his girlfriend’s left hand completely, claiming that he had invested heavily in the relationship and that she planned to leave him for another man.
