Wife poisons husband two weeks after wedding
The Kano State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a teenage wife, Sadiya Umar, who allegedly poisoned her husband, Sani Umar, killing him two weeks after their wedding.
Our correspondent learnt that the incident occurred at Yakasai quarters in the Kano metropolis.
The Kano State Police Command’s spokesman, Magaji Majiya, said the killer wife was arrested after two days of evading arrest.
Majiya said, “Three relations of the late Sani reported the incident to the Kofar Wambai Police Station on Monday.
“Immediately after the report, some policemen from the station went to the deceased home to arrest the wife. However, the wife had fled the house. She was eventually arrested yesterday (Monday).”
Majiya said the Commissioner of Police for the state had directed that the suspect be handed over to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.
The police spokesman added that the remains of the late husband had been buried.
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