Drunk Police Officer Cuts Off Pregnant Wife’s Hand In Plateau: "He Has Never Beaten Me Before"

• A drunk police officer identified as Ibrahim Shagari attacked his pregnant wife with a cutlass in Plateau state
• Shagari cut off the hand of his pregnant wife, with whom he has three children, on Monday, April 29, 2024
• The Plateau police command has concluded the trial of Shagari for domestic violence after the incident

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Plateau state, Jos - A police officer identified as Ibrahim Shagari cut off the hand of his pregnant wife, Hauwa, in Plateau state.

The mother of three said the sad incident occurred following an argument between her and her husband.

She stated this while receiving treatment and recuperating at the Plateau Specialist Hospital.

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As reported by Channels Television, the police command has concluded the trial of Shagari for domestic violence.

The injured wife said she only has issues with her husband only when he is drunk. Hauwa said she usually locks him up and makes him sleep anytime he gets drunk and starts misbehaving.

Narrating how her husband cut off her hand, she said:

“That day, I was trying to do the same thing so that he would enter and go and sleep. However, I was not aware that he was holding a sharp cutlass, and that was how he cut my hand. He has never beaten me before. Only that we argue from time to time.”

The policeman was said to have attacked his wife for spending N3,000 out of the N20,000 he kept with her for safekeeping, Nigerian Tribune reports.

The incident happened in the Jos South local government area on Monday, April 29.

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Policewoman killed in front of station

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a policewoman in Rivers state, Mrs Christiana Erekere, was beaten to death by a group of over 30 travellers who were journeying to Akwa Ibom for a wedding ceremony.

The tragic event took place in front of the Police station, where she was hacked by an overwhelming crowd till she breathed her last.

Mrs Erekere, a widow, survived by four children and an 80-year-old mother, was alleged to be recording the moment, upsetting the travellers who asked that she give them her phone, which she refused.

Source: Legit.ng