A 40-year-old woman, Lydia Aji, has been arrested for killing her husband with an axe in Borno State.

According to the state Commissioner of Police, Yusufu Lawal, who was represented by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Kenneth, the suspect had arguments with her deceased husband over the alleged theft of a goat by their 13-year-old daughter, Rachael.

The husband was said to have died on the spot following the attack.

Lawal said, “On the 4thof July, 2024 one Bulama Mulikabu, male of Kautikari village Chibok Local Government Area reported at Chibok police station that on the same date one Lydia Aji, female 40 years, and her husband one Aji Makinta, had a violent fight which resulted to the wife Lydia Aji striking her husband on his head with an axe and he died on the spot.”

Speaking further Lawal noted that her deceased husband had asked them to leave his house following the theft.

“An investigation further revealed that the couple had a misunderstanding over their daughter Rachael Aji 13 years who stole a goat and sold it to an unknown person, the angry father then asked them to leave his house. The case is still under investigation.” (Saturday PUNCH)