A nurse with Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Kofar Gayan, Zaria, has been killed by assailants who attempted to snatch her mobile phone while she was returning home.
The deceased, identified as Hadiza Musa, was the deputy head of the hospital’s maternity unit.
Confirming the incident, her husband, Hamza Ibrahim Idris, who works in Abuja, said his wife was attacked around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday while on a commercial motorcycle.
“On Saturday, she called to tell me she was going to the salon to get her hair done and also visit an Islamic chemist at Filin Mallawa, Tudun Wada, Zaria. I agreed and sent her some money. Our last call was after she left the chemist’s shop a little past 6 p.m., but afterward, I couldn’t reach her line,” Idris recounted.
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He said he kept calling her phone until the next morning, assuming the battery had run down. Idris, who said he fainted from shock upon hearing the news, explained that his wife was attacked by hoodlums riding in a tricycle (Keke Napep) while she was on her way home.
“When her body was found, there were bruises on her hands, suggesting she struggled to hold on to her phone. She was also hit on the head, which caused bleeding and likely led to her death,” he said.
According to him, the attackers dumped her body by the roadside near Mallawa Eid Ground in Tudun Wada. Good Samaritans reportedly took her to a nearby clinic before she was referred to Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, where she was confirmed dead.
Idris said the late Hadiza died barely three months after losing her sister, whose three children she had adopted. “She is survived by her three biological children and the three adopted ones,” he added.
Abdulkadir Balele Wali, Secretary of Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, described Hadiza as a dedicated and professional nurse who was committed to saving lives.
He said her death was a great loss to the hospital community, noting her hard work, compassion, and commitment to duty.
Efforts to reach Mansur Hassan, the Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer, were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.
