Yobe State Police Command agents have detained Zainab Isa, a 22-year-old housewife, on suspicion of killing her husband with a knife.
In a statement released on Wednesday in the state capital of Damaturu, Dungus Abdulkarim, the state’s police public relations officer, disclosed the information.
The PPRO claims that after an argument, the suspect used a knife to attack her spouse, Ibrahim Yahaya, 25, in the Abbari ward.
He claimed that during a first investigation, the suspect admitted that she had acted in self-defense rather than with the intention of killing her spouse.
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The suspect said that while she was still recovering from a recent medical procedure after giving birth, her spouse was kicking and abusing her.
“The leadership is grieved by the tragic conduct of a couple that resulted in an abusive marriage’s consequences—the death of a promising young man.
“On June 26, 2024, a neighbour filed a complaint regarding the couple with the C Divisional Police Headquarters. The disagreement, which started around nine in the morning, turned violent.
“Zainab Isa stabbed her husband in the chest with a knife. Abdulkarim said, “He passed away from the wound before the cops arrived.
