Confusion as Wife Stabs Husband to Death Over Child Custody Dispute

Israel Adeleke 

OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports as gathered that the Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 25-Year-Old Housewife, identified as Salamatu Danjuma, for allegedly stabbing her husband to death during a heated argument over child custody.

OTN News further reports that the spokesman of the command, SP Wakil Mohammed, who on Tuesday, disclosed this in a statement issued, said that the tragic incident occurred in Nadabo village, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area, following a dispute about the custody of Salamatu’s six-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

According to the statement, the couple initially agreed to bring the child into their home, but the husband later changed his mind, causing tension to rise.

OTN News further gathered that in a heated argument that ensued after, Salamatu allegedly grabbed a knife from their bedroom and fatally stabbed her husband.

Subsequently, responding to a distress call, detectives from Bununu Police Division rushed to the scene and evacuated the victim to Cottage Hospital, Bununu, where he was confirmed dead.

Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Auwal Musa Mohammed, has directed the State Criminal Investigation Department to conduct a discreet investigation, assuring that appropriate legal actions would be taken.

The command added that the suspect remains in custody as operatives of the command continue their probe into the case.