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Crime & Punishment of Wednesday, 20 January 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Jealous wife hacks teenage rival to death in Kano

Mrs Suwaiba Shuaibu, 20, killed her teenage rival Mrs Suwaiba Shuaibu, 20, killed her teenage rival

A woman has been arrested in Kano for allegedly killing one Miss Aisha Kabir.

Identified as Mrs Suwaiba Shuaibu, 20, the suspect killed the 17-year-old who was reported to have an intimate relationship with her spouse.

The Nations reports that Shuaibu called the victim on the telephone, lured her to an uncompleted building in their neighbourhood and, with a sharp knife, stabbed her in the neck and other parts of the body.

The father of the deceased later declared Kabiru Jafaru missing after the incident happened January 1.

On January 2, Aisha’s body was discovered in the uncompleted building.

Police spokesman Abdullahi Haruna said the body was taken to Tudun Wada General Hospital for examination.

During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime. A second wife to one Sharehu Alhaji Ali, she said she killed the victim because her husband had proposed to marry her as a third wife, according to The Nations.

The Nation gathered the suspect’s husband had proposed to the deceased, and they were in courtship for six years and their wedding was scheduled to hold on January 9.