Pregnant Woman Remanded For Killing Husband In Adamawa

A pregnant housewife, Maryam Idris, has been remanded in prison custody in Yola for allegedly killing her drunk husband, Patrick John.

The Chief Magistrate Court 2, Yola, presided by Magistrate Musa Adamu, issued the remand order when the defendant was arraigned before his court.

The judge remanded the pregnant housewife after she had pleaded guilty to the alleged offence of culpable homicide which runs contrary to section 191 of the Penal Code Law 2018.

After the defendant had entered her guilty plea, the presiding judge consequently adjourned the matter to July 10, 2024, awaiting the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP)’s vetting of the case diary.

She was arraigned before the court by Sgt Ahmed Abubakar who held the brief for Inspector Hamza Abdullahi and tendered the First Information Report which was read to her.

Maryam, who hails from Faram village in Fufore LGA killed her husband by hitting him with a hoe on the forehead during a quarrel.

It was learnt that the drunk husband who returned home at about 10pm on June 13, 2024, met his pregnant wife sleeping with a mini-skirt which according to sources, he was not comfortable with.

The deceased engaged his wife in a free-for-all and held her by the neck but their neighbours who had heard what was happening, rushed in and rescued her.

After intervention by neighbours, the deceased left and on his return for the second time, he descended on the defendant again and started beating her.

The defendant was said to have picked a hoe and hit him on the forehead, and he later gave up the ghost while receiving treatments.