A nurse with Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Kofar Gayan, Zaria, has reportedly been killed by suspected phone snatchers while returning home from work.

The deceased, identified as Hadiza Musa, served as the deputy head of the hospital’s maternity unit. She was attacked around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday near Filin Mallawa, Tudun Wada, Zaria.

Her husband, Hamza Ibrahim Idris, who works in Abuja, said his wife had called earlier to inform him she was heading to a salon and an Islamic chemist before returning home.
“That was our last conversation. I tried calling her afterward, but her phone was unreachable,” he recounted.

Idris explained that the assailants, who were reportedly riding in a tricycle, attempted to steal her phone and struck her on the head. “There were bruises on her hands, showing she tried to hold on to her phone,” he added.

Her body was later discovered by the roadside near Mallawa Eid Ground and was taken to Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, where doctors confirmed her death.

Police authorities have yet to release an official statement regarding the incident.