The FCT Police Command has arrested a woman, Rahimat Salaum over the alleged murder of her paralysed husband in the Pegi area of the nation’s capital.

The arrest was confirmed by SP Josephine Adeh, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, in a statement on Tuesday, July 30. Rahimat Salaum was apprehended by operatives of the Command attached to the Pegi Police Division on Monday.

According to SP Adeh, the woman was caught attempting to flee with her husband’s belongings when police operatives intervened and arrested her.

“Upon interrogation, the suspect admitted to k!lling her husband after a fight ensued between them. She subsequently led the police operatives to an uncompleted building where she had dumped the gruesomely burned body,” SP Adeh stated.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing. The Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, assured the public that justice will be served in this matter.

He also urged residents to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities through the police emergency lines: 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938, and 07057337653. Additional contact numbers include PCB: 09022222352 and CRU: 08107314192.