Gombe police arrest 35-year-old man for attacking his girlfriend with hammer and attempting to strangle her after she refused to give him money
The Gombe State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Musa Adamu, for allegedly attacking his girlfriend with a hammer, attempting to strangle her, and robbing her of N100,000.
The spokesperson for the command, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect had requested money from the victim, who is a businesswoman, but she declined.
According to the PPRO, the incident occurred in the early hours of June 9, when the suspect allegedly gained unlawful access to the victim’s residence at Riyal Quarters by scaling the fence and forcefully breaking into her room.
As a result of the attack, the victim sustained serious injuries.
Police operatives promptly visited the scene, while the victim was evacuated to a hospital for medical attention.
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