By Babban Jumai, Kano
Kano state police command has arrested a twenty year old Suwaiba Shuaibu, of Gimawa village, Doguwa local government area of Kano State for allegedly killing a proposed wife of her husband.
The Police said the suspect confessed she had called the victim on phone, deceived and lured her to an uncompleted building in their neighborhood where she used a sharp knife to stab her on her neck, chest and other parts of her body.
She told police that she killed the victim out of jealousy, because her husband proposed to marry her.
Police investigation revealed that the deceased and the husband of the suspect have been in proposed relationship for over six years and their wedding ceremony was scheduled to hold on January 9, 2021.
A statement issued on Tuesday by police spokesperson in Kano Abdullahi Haruna recalled that on January 2 this year one Kabiru Jafaru, of Gimawa village, Doguwa local government of Kano state, that the body of his 17-year old daughter, Aisha Kabir, who got missing on January 1 was found in an uncompleted building in their neighborhood.
The complainant said the victim was suspected to have been stabbed on her neck by her killer.
“Upon receiving the Complaint, the scene was visited and the body was evacuated to Tudun Wada General Hospital for examination by a Medical Doctor.
“The Commissioner of Police Kano State Command, *CP Habu A. Sani, psc* further raised and instructed a Team of Detectives, led by Divisional Police Officer Doguwa, CSP Bala Shuaibu, to arrest the culprit(s).
“The Team immediately swung into action and apprehended one Suwaiba Shuaibu, 20 years old, of the same address with the complainant, who is a second wife to one Shahrehu Alhaji Ali, also of the same address.
“As directed by the Commissioner of Police, *CP Habu A Sani, psc,* the case has been transferred to the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Homicide Section, for discrete investigation. The Suspect will be charged to court at the completion of investigation,” the statement said.
(Source: Kano Focus)
