of his girlfriend in Bauchi.
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Haruna Mohammed,
who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Bauchi, said the
deceased, known as Iklima Alhassan, aged 28, and an
indigene of Bukuru village in Plateau State, visited her
boyfriend, Nasiru, who resides at Rafin Makaranta area,
behind Awala Hotel in Bauchi.
He said trouble started when the deceased met another
lady, Fatima Baba Isa, 22, of Makera ward in her boyfriend’s
apartment, a situation that allegedly resulted in a fight
between the two women.
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 police spokesman said the deceased’s boyfriend and the
other lady were arrested and were assisting the Police with
useful information that could help ascertain the cause of her
death.
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