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Summary
A 50-year-old Bauchi businessman, Alhaji Nuru Isah, reportedly beat his 24-year-old wife, Wasila Abdullahi, to death during a Ramadan food dispute. Police have arrested Isah and launched an investigation while authorities stress the need to combat domestic violence.
The Bauchi State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of 24-year-old Wasila Abdullahi, reportedly beaten to death by her 50-year-old husband, Alhaji Nuru Isah, following a dispute over food preparations during Ramadan.
CSP Ahmed Wakili, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed that the incident occurred on Mar. 1, 2025, around 11:30 p.m. in the Fadamam Mada area, near Government Girls College, Bauchi. According to preliminary findings, Isah, a businessperson at the Bauchi Central Market, attacked his second wife, Wasila over food ingredients and fruits intended for breaking their fast.
The altercation escalated when Isah reportedly struck Wasila with a cane inside their home. She collapsed and lost consciousness. Family members rushed her to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, where medical personnel pronounced her dead.
Police officers arrested Isah and recovered the cane used in the assault. The authorities have deposited Wasila’s body in the mortuary pending an autopsy.
Bauchi State Commissioner of Police CP Auwal Musa Muhammad assured the public that justice would be served. He also condemned domestic violence and urged community members to promote respect and empathy within families.
According to the United Nations, 38% of murdered women are killed by intimate partners. In 2022, Global Rights reported that Africa was the region with the largest absolute number of killings and also with the highest level of violence relative to the size of its female population.
In 2023, approximately 51,100 women and girls were killed by their intimate partners or other family members, with one woman or girl killed every 10 minutes globally and 140 women/girls killed daily. Between July 2023 and June 2024, Document Women uncovered 1795 cases of femicide in 65 countries, with Nigeria being the 5th highest country on the list.
There is a serious need for the government, lawmakers, law enforcement agencies, and relevant stakeholders to look into femicide and put in greater measures to punish men who abuse and kill women.
