Neighbours who discovered her alerted security operatives, and she was rushed to the State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri, where she was confirmed dead on arrival.
The Borno State Police Command has confirmed the deaths of two individuals found with their throats slit in separate incidents across the state capital.
Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Daso, in a statement on Thursday, said the victims, a woman identified as Rifkatu Yohanna and a man later confirmed as Muhammed Ibrahim Saje, were discovered hours apart under gruesome circumstances that have shocked residents.
According to the statement, the first incident occurred in the early hours of December 3, 2025, in Shuwari II.
Rifkatu Yohanna was found in her room with a deep slit to the neck and multiple cuts across her body.
Neighbours who discovered her alerted security operatives, and she was rushed to the State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri, where she was confirmed dead on arrival.
Bowever, her corpse has been deposited in the hospital mortuary for post-mortem examination.
According to the spokesperson, a suspect, Salisu Mohammed Nura, popularly known as Aliyas Amir, has been arrested. He is currently being held as detectives with the State Criminal Investigation Department continue interrogations.
Hours later, another distressing discovery was reported at the GRA Division by a resident, Bulama Adam, from the Polo area.
A green Honda Civic with registration number GUB 142GB was found abandoned in a secluded part of Modari Polo.
Meanwhile, inside the vehicle lay the lifeless body of a man with his throat slit, in what authorities believe had been an undiscovered crime scene for more than 24 hours.
An ATM card and car documents recovered at the scene identified the victim as Muhammed Ibrahim Saje.
Police officers cordoned off the area before evacuating the body to the State Specialist Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
The Police Command disclosed that both incidents have now been transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department for in-depth investigation.
Commissioner of Police, Naziru Abdulmajid, has also ordered heightened patrols and intelligence operations across Maiduguri and other parts of Borno. He warned perpetrators of violent crimes to desist, stressing the command’s determination to ensure that those responsible face the full weight of the law.
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