Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - A 23-year-old woman, Rabi’a Labaran, st@bbed her co-wife Zainab Lawal, to d3ath in Daura Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The incident occurred behind Dadi Primary School, Sabon Gari
Area of Daura town when a domestic dispute between co-wives escalated into a
fatal confrontation.
The spokesperson of the command, DSP Abubakar Sadiq,
confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
"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 st@bbed multiple times with a knife,” the statement read.
"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 d3ad 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.”
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