Maimuna Suleiman, age 21, has been detained in Bauchi State on allegations of fatally stabbing her spouse Aliyu Mohammed.
The incident was confirmed by the Bauchi State Police Command, who also announced that the culprit had been apprehended.
He claimed that because of a chest wound, medical authorities declared the man dead.
The command will charge the suspect after its investigation is over, according to ASP Aminu Gimba Ahmed, the command’s public relations officer.
“Acting on information received on July 5, 2023 at approximately 23:40 hours, the detectives attached to the Township Divisional Police headquarters, Bauchi, have arrested one Maimunatu Sulaiman ‘F’ aged 21 years old of Kofar Dumi area of Bauchi state for allegedly culpable homicide,” the statement stated.
“As soon as the detectives received the information from their end, they rushed to the crime site at the address, under the direction of the Divisional Police Officer, and sent both the victim and the suspect to the Bauchi-based Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) for medical care.
“Accordingly, reports gotten from medical doctors confirmed that the victim died due to an injury on his chest, while the suspect sustained minor bruises on her stomach.