Katsina housewife Rabi’a Labaran stabs rival to death

By Zubairu Idris

A 23-year-old housewife identified as Rabi’a Labaran for allegedly stabbing her rival to death during a domestic dispute in Sabon Gari community of Daura local government area of Katsina State. .

Spokesperson for Katsina Police Command, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday.

According to Aliyu, the tragic incident occurred behind Dadi Primary School, Sabon Gari in Daura town, when a domestic dispute between the co-wives was suspected to have escalated into a fatal confrontation.

The Police spokesperson said their husband, one Nasir Yusuf, reported to the murder to the Sabon Gari Division On May 24, at about 11p.m.

According to him, Yusuf reported that he returned home from the market and found his first wife, named Zainab Lawal, lying in a pool of blood.

“She had been stabbed multiple times with a knife.

“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 said that, during the investigation, her co-wife, one Rabi’a Labaran was arrested in connection with the offence.

He said that the suspect 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, Mr Bello Shehu, urged 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 said that the suspect would be charged to court after completion of the investigation.

(NAN)