The Adamawa State Police Command, On January 1st apprehended a 57 year old commercial Driver for stabbing his 40 year old wife to death.

The suspect, Muhammed Alfa a resident of lande B Village, Gombi local government area, stabbed his late wife Hamsatu Muhammad with a knife after a little argument that resulted to divorce and separation. The wife relocated to a separate house close to her former house. In an effort to fixed her new room, she removed a zink door of her former house to fix on her new apartment.

Angered by her action, the Suspect used knife and stabbed his divorced wife and a mother of his children on the neck,as a result of which, she felt down unconscious and was rushed to the Hospital where she was confirmed dead.

The Suspect was apprehended by the Police in Gombi Divisional headquarters, following report received from one Jauro Babangida Boka a village head lande.

Investigation so far reveals, that the Suspect had eight children with the deceased before the ugly incident.

The Commissioner of Police *CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde, psc(+)* haven directed for discreet investigations into the matter equally advised members of the public to avoid taking laws into their hands.

In the same vein, the police boss have directed for immediate prosecution of the suspect so as to serve as deterrent to others from doing likewise.