Frank Geng-Quangrong, a Chinese national remanded over the
“murder” of Ummukulsum Buhari, a Kano resident, says he spent millions of naira
on her.
Geng-Quangrong was arrested by the police in September 2022
for stabbing the 22-year-old to death at her residence in Janbulo quarters,
Kumbotso LGA of Kano.
While appearing before the Kano high court on Wednesday and
Thursday, the accused said he spent over N60 million for her education, a house
project, as well as for business.
WEDNESDAY PROCEEDINGS
“In June 2020, Ummukulsum got my phone number from her
friend and called to tell me that she loves me, and by the grace of God she
will marry me,” the suspect told the court on Wednesday.
“We started our relationship in July 2020 and she started
asking for money. I gave her all she wanted because I loved her.
“I transferred over N60 million to her GT bank account, N18
million for her to start a business, N4 million for house, N6 million for
university education, among others.
“Whenever I go to pick her for dinner at home, her mum
always welcomed me with open arms.”
He, however, said the deceased married someone else in
February 2022.
“I was heartbroken and disappointed so I relocated to
Abuja,” he added.
“She kept calling me and chatting me on WhatsApp and
continued demanding for money.
“Ummukulsum later told me she was divorced and asked me to
come back to her and promised to marry me.”
Geng-Quangrong said Ummukulsum requested money to complete
her house project in Abuja on September 13, 2022, adding that the deceased
became very angry after he told her he had no money.
“She thought I was broke, that was why I don’t want to spend
much money on her like before,” he said.
“She told me that she has found a new love and later sent
her picture with the new lover on my WhatsApp which provoked me.”
THURSDAY HEARING
Led in evidence by his counsel, Muhammad Dan’azumi,
Geng-Quangrong told the court what happened on the day of the murder.
Speaking on Thursday, he said 48 hours before the incident,
Ummukulsum refused to pick his calls or respond to his text messages.
“On September 16, 2022 at about 8:30pm, I called her on
WhatsApp. She picked the call and said since I can’t afford to give her all the
financial support, I should forget about her,” NAN quoted him as saying.
“She is ill-tempered and gets angry easily. All her family
members and friends know this.
“When she picked the call, she said I should send back the
pet dog (Charlie) to her. I wanted to talk some more but she ended the call.
That was I why I went to her house.
“I sent a message to her through WhatsApp telling her I
brought Charlie but she said I was stupid. Ummukulsum’s sister opened the gate,
came over to the car, picked the dog and went back in.
“She left me outside for more than 30 minutes in the rain. I
knocked on the door many times but nobody answered me. A neighbour, Mustapha,
approached me and called one of her sisters, Asiya, with his phone, but she
didn’t pick the call.
“Ummukulsum later opened the door for me and I went inside
to pick up the dog. On my way out, she rushed out from the living room and
locked the door to the house before the gate.
“Ummukulsum was very angry. She went in and brought out a
knife. I dropped Charlie the dog because I was very scared. I tried to hold her
other hand to grab the knife from her. She tried to fight and we were
struggling. She bit me on my hand and finger.
“The deceased abused me in Hausa and English language and
then I got possession of the knife and refused to let go. She used her other
hand to grab my private part and I was in pain.”
Geng-Quangrong also said Ummukulsum pulled him inside the
living room and slapped him, adding that he didn’t know when he stabbed her.
“I realised that I may have stabbed her three days after the
incident when another neighbour, Aminu, told me,” he added.
“I felt so bad, sorrowful, and cried bitterly when I heard
the news of her death.”
The defence counsel tendered vital documents to to the
court, after which Musa Abdullahi-Lawan, attorney general of Kano state and
prosecuting counsel, said the defendant stabbed the deceased for undisclosed
reasons.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge,
which contravenes the provisions of section 221(b) of the Penal Code.
Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji, the presiding judge, thereafter,
adjourned the matter till February 7 and February 8 for hearing.
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