Tension as man kills wife with machete in Yobe

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For an unspecified cause, a 55-year-old man from Babangida, Tarmuwa Local Government Area, Yobe State, attacked and fatally macheted his 40-year-old wife before running away to an unidentified location.

In a statement released on Saturday, Yobe State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, acknowledged the event and assured that attempts are being made to capture the culprit, who has been identified as Hamidu Ali.

“On June 28, 2025, at about 11 am, Tarmuwa Divisional Police Headquarters received a distress call from inhabitants of Koriyel Village, Babangida Tarmuwa LGA, indicating that Hamidu Ali, 55, attacked and macheted his wife, 40, to death for unknown reasons and fled.

“Efforts are underway to apprehend the suspect”, the command said.

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