23-year-old woman stabs co-wife to death over domestic dispute

Police operatives have apprehended a 23-year-old woman, Rabi’a Labaran, for allegedly killing her co-wife in Daura Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this via a statement issued on Sunday, May 25, 2025.

Aliyu said the incident occurred in Daura town when a domestic dispute between the co-wives was suspected to have escalated into a fatal confrontation at about 11 p.m. on Saturday, May 24.

He said the women’s husband, Nasir Yusuf, reported to the Sabon Gari Division that he returned home from the market and found his first wife, Zainab Lawal, lying in a pool of blood.

The police spokesman stated: “She had been stabbed multiple times with a knife.

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“Upon receiving the report, 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.”

Aliyu noted that Labaran was subsequently arrested in connection with the offence.

He said the woman confessed to the commission of the offence, stating that a misunderstanding with the deceased led to a scuffle and the incident.

Aliyu quoted the Katsina State Commissioner of Police, Bello Shehu, as urging the public to shun all acts of domestic violence and refrain from taking law into their hands instead of seeking legal means for redress cases of disputes.

He added that the suspect would be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigation.

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