A woman identified Iklima Alhassan, has died as during a fight with another lady over her boyfriend identified as Nasiru Usman Banki in Bauchi State.
The 28-year-old deceased lady who hails from Bukuru village in Plateau State, had gone to visit her boyfriend at Rafin Makaranta area, behind Awala Hotel in the state.
She was shocked when she met another lady identified as 22-year-old Fatima Baba Isa, from Makera ward in his apartment, which suggested that her boyfriend was probably cheating on her.
A fight reportedly ensued between the two rivals and Alhassan fell unconscious along the line before she was taken to a hospital where the doctors confirmed her dead.
Confirming the incident to journalists, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Haruna Mohammed said: “On August 9, at about 12:50a.m., an uncon-scious young lady was found along Maiduguri by-pass, near Awalah Roundabout, Bauchi.
“The police patrol team attached to Tafawa Balewa Housing Estate Division visited the scene and rushed the victim to ATBU Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, were she was certified dead on arrival by a medical doctor and the corpse was deposited in the mortuary for post-mortem examination.”
The duo of Banki and Isa have been arrested and are currently helping the police with useful information which would help them determine what actually killed the deceased.
