The Katsina State Police Command have arrested a 23-year-old housewife behind Dadi Primary School, Sabon Gari Area of Daura town, Daura Local LGA of the state, for killing her co-wife.

This was disclosed in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, on sunday.

According to the PPRO, the two wives had a quarel in their husband’s house (Nasir Yusuf) which quickly escalated leading to the death of one.

Rabi’a Labaran who happens to be the suspect was said to have stabbed her co-wife; 30-year old Multiple times and left her in the pool of her blood.

“On May 24, 2025, at about 2300 hours (11pm), a report was received at the Sabon Gari Division through one Nasir Yusuf, the husband, that he had returned home from the market and found his first wife, namely, Zainab Lawal ‘F’, 30 years old, lying in a pool of blood; she had been stabbed multiple times with a knife.

“Upon receipt of the report, quickly, the DPO led a team of operatives to the scene and subsequently rushed the victim to Federal Medical Centre, Daura for medical attention, where she was pronounced dead by the doctor on duty.

“During the investigation, her co-wife, one Rabi’a Labaran ‘F’, 23 years old, of the same address, was arrested in connection with the offence, where she confessed to the commission of the offence, stating that a misunderstanding with the deceased led to a scuffle and the tragic incident. Investigation is ongoing.

“The Commissioner of Police, Katsina State Command, CP Bello Shehu, urges members of the public to shun all acts of domestic violence and refrain from taking the law into their own hands, instead seeking legal means for redress in cases of disputes, as vigilantism only perpetuates harm and undermines the rule of law,” the statement read.

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