Police nab man after girlfriend’s death

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The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a man, Manaseh Jatau, over the killing of his 35-year-old girlfriend, Rebecca Jeremiah, following a dispute over a phone call from another woman.

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Jeremiah’s lifeless body was found along Mai Angwa Street, Romi, Kaduna, at about 7am on Saturday, September 5, 2026, according to the police.

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The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday.

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Hassan said the discovery was reported by the Officer-in-Charge of the Romi Outstation, adding that detectives immediately visited the scene.

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He said, “The lifeless body of the deceased was sighted along Mai Angwa Street, Romi, with cotton wool stuffed in her nose.”

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The police spokesman said detectives subsequently rushed Jeremiah to St Gerald Hospital, Kakuri, Kaduna, where a medical doctor confirmed her dead.

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He added that the deceased’s remains had been deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy.

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According to Hassan, preliminary investigation showed that Jatau was the last person to contact Jeremiah and had invited her to meet him at Ebano Joint, Romi.

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He said, “The suspect was subsequently traced and arrested at his place of work, Tomato Jos Company, Maraban Jos Area, Kaduna.”

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Hassan said the suspect allegedly confessed during interrogation to having had a fight with Jeremiah in his room over a phone call from another woman.

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The PPRO stated, “During interrogation, the suspect confessed to having had a fight with the deceased in his room over a phone call from another lady, which resulted in her death.”

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He further quoted the suspect as confessing to dumping Jeremiah’s body in an open field close to his residence in an attempt to conceal the alleged crime.

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Hassan said, “He further confessed to have dumped the body in an open field close to his house in an attempt to conceal the crime.”

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The suspect is currently in police custody as detectives continue investigation into the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.

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Hassan said the suspect would be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.

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Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Muhammad, according to the statement, “condemns all acts of violence and urges members of the public to embrace peaceful resolution of disputes.”

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