House Wife, 18, Stabs Husband to Death in Kano

Tragedy struck in Darmunawa quarters in Kano yesterday when an 18 years old housewife stabbed her newly wedded husband to death.

The suspect identified as Rahma Hussaini allegedly committed the offence in her matrimonial home following a squabble with the groom also identified as Tijjani Basiru 24.
Hamza Garba a neighbour of the deceased told our reporter that the couple got married last Friday, pointing out that “From what we heard the groom was allegedly forced on the bride”.
Garba said, “We heard a voice of a subdued man in need of rescue and we rushed to discover that the man of the house was in his pool of his blood”.
Continuing: “Neighbours mobilized and took the groom to the hospital but Doctors confirmed him dead on arrival”.
He revealed that the bride was handed over to the police that arrived in good time following a tip off.
Confirming the tragic incident, the Police Image Maker, ASP Magaji Musa Majia said that “At about 1000hrs one Rahma Hussaini of Darmunawa quarters stabbed her husband, one Tijjani M Basiru on his stomach with a knife and was rushed to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital.
Majia stated the victim of the attack was confirmed dead, adding that the female suspect has been taken into custody.
The police spokesman said that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) teams have taken over the murder case and with the mandate to unravel the mystery behind the dastardly act.