A nurse with Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Kofar Gayan, Zaria, has been killed by suspected phone snatchers while returning home from work.
The victim, identified as Hadiza Musa, was the Deputy Head of the hospital’s maternity unit. She was reportedly attacked around 6:30 p.m. earlier this week near Filin Mallawa, Tudun Wada, in Zaria.
Her husband, Hamza Ibrahim Idris, who works in Abuja, said his wife had earlier called to inform him she was going to a salon and an Islamic chemist before heading home.
According to him, the attackers, who were riding in a tricycle, attempted to snatch her phone and struck her on the head during the struggle.
Her body was later discovered dumped by the roadside near Mallawa Eid Ground. She was taken to Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika, where doctors confirmed her death.
As of the time of filing this report, the police have yet to issue an official statement on the incident.
