Operatives of the Borno State Police command have arrested six suspects in connection with the murder of late Fatima Bukar, the daughter of Member representing Ngala State Constituency at the Borno State House of Assembly, Hon Bukar Abatcha last week at Gidan Dambe area of Maiduguri.
LEADERSHIP reports that police after the murder arrested the husband of the deceased and later released him before the arrest of the suspects by tracking the phone of their victim with which the culprits were all arrested.
A statement issued to journalists yesterday in Maiduguri by the state police public relations officer, ASP Sani Kamilu Shatambaya, said the principal suspect among the six arrested persons, 23 years old Abatcha Bukar of Gidan Dambe area of Maiduguri was arrested and he confessed to the killing of the deceased.
The other suspects according to Shatambaya are 27 year old Nuhu Mohammed of Gwange area; 23 year old Ismail Mohammed Barka of Gwange area; 28 year old Ibrahim Mustapha ; 25 year old Usman Yusuf and 29 year old Mohammed Yunus .
He said exhibits recovered from the suspects included Infinix Hot 30i and two photographs of bruises on the fingers of Abatcha Bukar.
The statement reads,” It could be recalled that on the 17th October, 2023 at about 6pm, the Command received a report of a case of culpable homicide from Gwange Division involving the death of a house wife one Fatima Alhaji Bukar of Gidan Dambe area, Maiduguri. Equally, in an effort to ensure openness and transparency in investigation, the command employed intelligence-led policing to get to the root of the incident.
“In furtherance of the investigation, it was discovered that the deceased cellphone was missing at the scene of the incident, therefore investigation was narrowed on tracking the IMEI NUMBER. the police efforts yielded positive result leading to the arrest of the following suspects; Ibrahim Mustapha, Usman Yusuf, Muhammed Yunus, Nuhu Mohammed and Ismaila Mohammed Barka, all males of Gwange General Area Maiduguri Metropolis, who were involved in the missing of the deceased infinix Hot30i handset.
“The principal suspect one Abatcha Bukar m 23years of Gidan Dambe area was arrested and he confessed to the killing of the deceased.”
