Categories: Crimes

18-year-old wife flees after cutting off husband’s manhood in Yobe

An 18-year-old housewife (name withheld ) in Potiskum, Yobe State, has allegedly cut off her husband’s manhood.

The Yobe State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, February 7, 2026.

Abdulkarim said the incident occurred at about 1 a.m. on Friday, February 6, but was reported to the Potiskum Divisional Police Station at about 3 p.m. on the same day.

Abdulkarim said the housewife, who was at large, used a sharp knife to mutilate her husband’s organ and fled the scene of the crime.

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The police spokesman stated: “Following the report, police operatives promptly visited the scene and rushed the victim to the State Specialist Hospital, Potiskum, for urgent medical attention.

“He was subsequently referred to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Azare, where he is currently receiving treatment.”

He said an investigation was ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspect and unravel the circumstances surrounding the crime.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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