The man that battered his journalist wife in Adamawa State has reported himself to the police station to explain the reason for his actions.

Aliyu Ibrahim, who was a former staff of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) battered his wife, Nafeesah, and went into hiding afterward.

After the police launched a manhunt for him, it was reported that Ibrahim willingly came out of hiding on Sunday and presented himself to the police, confessing that he was pushed to beat his wife by jealousy.

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Speaking about the incident, a member of the state’s chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), Blessing Tunoh, who witnessed Ibrahim’s confession at the station said he apologised for hiding after the incident.

Ibrahim said, ”I saw my wife when she came out of a man’s car and I got jealous.

“Before I knew what was happening, I was overcome by rage and jealousy, I didn’t know when I started beating her.”

“I regretted my actions, which is why I went into hiding for fear of the repercussions”.

However, his estranged wife, Nafeesah, contradicted Ibrahim in her statement to the police.

According to her, on the day that he assaulted her, he divorced her and told her that he was tired of the marriage.

She narrated that while packing her load out of his house, he pushed her onto the bed and began to beat and hit her with his fist until her son held him by the leg to allow her to escape.

Confirming the development via phone call, the Police Public Relations Officer of Adamawa State, Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje said, “The husband has been in police custody since two days ago and the Commissioner Of Police has directed that he should be transferred to state Criminal Investigation Department (CID), considering the nature of the offence and the situation on ground.

“So as I’m talking to you right now, the State CID has been directed to take over the case and we are equally directed to gather material evidence that has to do with the case. And as soon as that is on ground, the command is going to charge him to court for the law to take its cause,” he said.

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