Rabi’a Labaran, a 23-year-old housewife has been arrested for stabbing her senior co-wife, Zainab Lawal, 30, to death in Daura Local Government Area of Katsina State.
According to a statement by the
Police spokesman, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, he said the incident occurred on Saturday night of May 24, after a misunderstanding between them.
It was gathered that the deceased was later rushed to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead by a medical doctor on duty.
Consequent upon this, Labaran was arrested by the police, and she confessed to having committed the crime.
The statement from the police reads in parts:
“The Katsina State Police Command has, on May 24th, 2025, arrested a 25-year-old housewife suspected of being in connection with a case of culpable homicide,” Aliyu said.
“A tragic incident occurred behind Dadi Primary School, Sabon Gari Area of Daura town, Daura LGA, when a domestic dispute between co-wives was suspected to have escalated into a fatal confrontation.
“On May 24, 2025, at about 2300 hours (11pm), a report was received at the Sabon Gari Division through one Nasir Yusuf, the husband, that he had returned home from the market and found his first wife, namely, Zainab Lawal, 30 years old, lying in a pool of blood; she had been stabbed multiple times with a knife.
“Upon receipt of the report, quickly, 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.
“During the investigation, her co-wife, one Rabi’a Labaran, 23 years old, of the same address, was arrested in connection with the offence, where she confessed to the commission of the offence, stating that a misunderstanding with the deceased led to a scuffle and the tragic incident.
“Investigation is ongoing.”
The Commissioner of Police, Katsina State Command, CP Bello Shehu, Shehu urged the public to seek legal means for redress in cases of disputes, as vigilantism only perpetuates harm and undermines the rule of law. He also advised the public to shun all acts of domestic violence and refrain from taking the law into their own hands.
