27-Year-Old Man Who Killed 14-Year-Old Girlfriend Over N1,500 Arrested

A Man who killed his 14-year-old girlfriend over the sum of N1,500 has been arrested by the police.

The incident happened in  Katsina State where the 27-year-old, Shafi’u Haruna, was arrested for killing his 14-year-old girlfriend called Hamsiya Lawal, sometime in December 2019.

During the investigation, a video issued by the police showed the suspect confess to having taken the victim into the bush, strangle and smash her head with a heavy stone, killing her instantly.

“I killed her, she came to me one Friday telling me she missed her period for two months and demanded N1,500 from me to address it.

I once had sex with her and told her I don’t have such amount but we should meet later. When we met, I pleaded with her but she refused; I strangled her and later used a stone to smash her head.”