- The 22-year-old housewife has since been arrested after the matter was reported to the police
One Zainab Isa has allegedly stabbed her husband to death in Yobe State, the police have said.
The incident happened in the Abbari area of Damaturu metropolis in the north east State capital on Wednesday
The 22-year-old housewife has since been arrested after the matter was reported to the police.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the development in a statement.
According to Abdulkarim, the suspect stab her 25-year-old husband identified as Ibrahim Yahaya in the chest and he died from the injury.
“On 26-06-24, at about 1000hrs, the C Divisional Police Headquarters received a complaint from a neighbor in Abbari Ward, Damaturu, about a couple, Ibrahim Yahaya, 25 years old, and Zainab Isa, 22 years old. The couple had a violent argument on the same date at about 0900hrs, which escalated into a scuffle.
“The wife used a knife to stab the husband in the chest, and he subsequently died from his grievous injury before the police rescue team arrived,” the statement said.
The suspect was arrested and taken to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, for discreet investigation and subsequent prosecution.
The Police spokesman added that the housewife confessed that she did not intend to kill the husband, but stabbed him in self-defense as she tried to protest herself from domestic violence against her.
“She further stated that their marriage had been marred by violence from the outset, often occurring when she requested food or money, and had continued even after the birth of their first child and the arrival of their second child, despite her husband’s inability to provide for their needs.”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Yobe State Command, Garba Ahmed, has urged couples to report cases of abuse to the authorities for a durable solution or file a complaint with the nearest Sharia or family court for possible redress.