The life of Salamatu Garba, 22 was cut short by her supposed 22year lover, Ringim Ismail, a 300-level student of Jigawa State College of Islamic and Legal Studies. Ismail has been arrested for allegedly slitting the throat of his girlfriend, Salamatu Garba, 22, for refusing to terminate a pregnancy she had for him out of wedlock. .
Ismail said he was in a relationship with the 22-year-old for over eight years with a view to consummating the relationship into marriage. .
According to him, they made an unsuccessful attempt to abort the pregnancy when it was three-month- old, adding that the deceased however refused his pressure to attempt the abortion again two months later. .
He said he therefore decided to eliminate her.
The suspect said on Saturday, he took Salamatu on a motorcycle to the outskirts of the town, around 9pm, used a jack knife to slit her throat and left her in a pool of her blood after she had collapsed.
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