A police Inspector has been arrested and detained for allegedly cutting off his pregnant wife’s hand in Jos, Plateau state.
It was gathered that that he committed the act after his wife allegedly took over N3000 out of his N20,000 savings in their residence in the Dong area of Jos North Local Government Area of the state.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Alfred Alabo, confirmed that the suspect has been picked up and the investigation is ongoing.
The officer was said to have left the money at home and when he came looking for the cash he did not find it, so an argument ensued leading to him turning violent.
Alabo said; “We are aware of the incident, the man is an Inspector. Right now, he is at the State CID and the investigation is ongoing.
“He has a minor misunderstanding with his wife over some money. They had an argument over some N20,000 he kept in the house and he said he was looking for the money to do something and an argument ensued. The case is under investigation.”
A neighbour who craved anonymity claimed that the victim is pregnant. The source said she found N20,000 and took the N3k but refused to return it when her husband confronted her.
“The wife is pregnant, she refused to give the man N3,000 from the N20,000. The argument was heated and before we knew it, the man cut off her hand. No one can say why he did that but we were concerned about her she was rushed to a hospital,” the neighbour said.
