19-year-old housewife kills husband in Katsina

Operatives of Kaduna State Police Command have arrested a 19-year-old housewife identified as Rabi Shamsudden for allegedly killing her 25-year-old husband identified as Shamsudden Salisu with knife.

Reacting to the tragic incident, the Police Public Relations in the state, Gambo Isah disclosed that Rabi stabbed her husband with a knife at about 4 am on Monday.

Isah further revealed that neighbors heard the deceased husband shouting and calling for help and people rushed to the house immediately but found the front door locked and decided to climb over the wall.

“Some people went over the walls into the residence and met the deceased crawling out of his room with a knife wound on his stomach,” he said.

Isah further revealed that witnesses’ accounts shown that the wife was seen with a sharp knife stained with blood all over it.

He added that the victim was rushed to Malumfashi hospital but died on the road and was confirmed dead by the medical personnel upon reaching the health facility.

While confirming the arrest of the suspect, Isah said that the matter is currently under investigation.