Man jumps into well in Niger after attacking girlfriend

Tragedy struck in Niger State, as a 28-year-old man, Umar Mohammed, jumped into a well, committing suicide at New Bussa, in Borgu Local Government Area of the state, after attacking his girlfriend with cutlass and left her in a pool of her own blood over suspicion that she was dating another man.

The incident occurred last Thursday between 10.00 and  11.00 a.m, when the deceased invited the girlfriend, Jemila Mohammed,  for an outing, as he brought out a cutlass hidden underneath his clothes and dealt her a blow with several cuts on her body.

According to Nigerian Tribune, the incident occurred that the father of the victim got winds of his daughter’s predicament, rushed to the scene and met her unconscious, following  loss of blood and several cuts on her body.

It was further learnt that the father, Mallam Mohammed Usman, reported the case of grievous hurt to the police at New Bussa and the police rose to the occasion, as they went and rushed the girl to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Bida, for treatment.