Police inspector cuts off wife’s hand over N20,000 in Plateau

A Police Inspector whose name has yet to be revealed allegedly cuts off his wife’s hand over what was described as “a minor disagreement over N20,000”.

According to reports, the Inspector left the money at home in the Dong area of Jos North local government area in Plateau State, and when he returned to hunt for it, an argument erupted, prompting him to get aggressive.

The State Police Command verified that the suspect has been taken up, and the inquiry is proceeding.

The Police Spokesman, DSP Alfred Alabo told Vanguard on the phone that the Command is aware of the incident saying, “We are aware of the incident, the man is an Inspector. Right now, he is at the State CID and the investigation is ongoing.

“He has a minor misunderstanding with his wife over some money. They had an argument over some N20,000 he kept in the house and he said he was looking for the money to do something and an argument ensued. The case is under investigation.”

However, the woman is hospitalized as a neighbour who didn’t want to be named said, “The wife is pregnant, she refused to give the man N3,000 from the N20,000. The argument was heated and before we knew it, the man cut off her hand. No one can say why he did that but we were concerned about her she was rushed to a hospital.”

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