The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has arrested one Ovye Yakubu, over the alleged murder of his wife, Esther Aya, at their residence in Sabonpegi, Shabu community of Lafia, the state capital.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ramhan Nansel, confirmed Yakubu’s arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, on Saturday, in Lafia.
According to him, the suspect was arrested on Friday, January 7, after the incident was reported to the police.
Nansel said that investigation was ongoing at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Lafia, to unravel the remote and immediate causes of the incident.
He said that the corpse of the woman had been deposited at the morgue for post-mortem.
A family member of the deceased, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, stated that a heated argument ensued between the couple when the suspect tried to stop a carpenter engaged by the wife to fix a net to their window.
He alleged that the suspect beat up the woman when she insisted that the carpenter should continue with the work.
“The deceased engaged the service of a carpenter to fix a net on their windows to prevent mosquitoes, but the husband stopped the carpenter, which the wife resisted.
“Eventually, the husband started beating her,” he alleged.
The carpenter, who pleaded anonymity, alleged that the suspect chased him away before descending on his wife.
