A 25-year-old housewife, Rabi’a Labaran, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her co-wife, Zainab Lawal, to death in Daura town, Katsina State.
The incident occurred on May 24, 2025, behind Dadi Primary School in the Sabon Gari area of Daura, following a heated dispute between the two women that escalated into a fatal confrontation.
Their husband, Nasir Yusuf, discovered Zainab’s lifeless body with multiple stab wounds upon returning home from the market at about 11:00 p.m.
Rabi’a Labaran reportedly confessed to the crime, claiming that a misunderstanding turned physical, leading to the fatal stabbing.
The Katsina State Commissioner of Police, CP Bello Shehu, has condemned the act and urged the public to shun domestic violence and resolve disputes through lawful channels.