By Khadija Bello
The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 23 years old house wife, Rabi’a Labaran after stabbing her co-wife, Zainab Lawal (30 years old) to death following a domestic dispute that ensued between yesterday, Sunday.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq who confirmed the ugly incident occurred behind Dadi Primary School, Sabon Gari Area of Daura town, Daura Local Government Area of the state.
According to him, the husband of the deceased, Nasir Yusuf, reported the matter to the police shortly after he returned home from the market and found his first wife, Zainab Lawal lying in a pool of blood with multiple knife injury.
“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.
“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 and seek legal means for redress in cases of disputes”, he added.