Police arrest woman for ‘stabbing husband to death over misunderstanding’ in Bauchi

The Bauchi police command says one Maimunatu Sulaiman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her husband to death over a misunderstanding. 

In a statement on Friday, Aminu Ahmed, spokesperson of the command, said the incident occurred at about 11 am in the Kofar Dumi area of Bauchi.

Ahmed said the couple earlier had a misunderstanding at their residence on July 5.

“Acted on information received on 5th July 2023 at about 2340hrs, the detectives attached to the township divisional police headquarters, Bauchi have arrested one Maimunatu Sulaiman ‘F’ aged 21yrs old of Kofar Dumi area of Bauchi state for allegedly culpable homicide,” the statement reads.

“While receiving the information from their end, the detectives led by the divisional police officer immediately rushed to the crime scene at the address and took both the victim and the suspect to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi for medical attention.

“Consequently, reports obtained from medical doctors confirmed that the victim died as a result of an injury sustained on his chest, while the suspect sustained minor bruises on her stomach.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect (Maimuna Suleiman) stabbed her husband Aliyu Mohammad ‘m’ of the same address as a result of an altercation that ensued between them on the 5th of July, 20223 at about 1800hrs in their matrimonial home.”

The police spokesperson said the suspect confessed to having committed the crime during an investigation.

He said Auwal Mohammed, commissioner of police in the state, has ordered that the case be transferred to the state criminal investigation department (SCID) for proper investigation.

“Investigation continues, and the suspect will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation,” he added.