‎Police Arrest Housewife for Allegedly Slitting Husband’s Throat in Katsina ‎

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old housewife, Sadiya Lawal, for allegedly attempting to kill her husband by slitting his throat while he was asleep in Katsina metropolis.
‎
‎The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, saying the suspect was taken into custody following a report made by the victim, Jamilu Ibrahim.
‎
‎According to the police, Ibrahim reported the incident at the Central Market Police Division at about 9 a.m. on Monday. He alleged that his wife attacked him with a knife at about 5:30 a.m. while he was asleep.
‎
‎Sadiq said the victim sustained a deep cut to the neck and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
‎
‎He added that Ibrahim is currently responding to treatment.
‎
‎“Today, June 29, 2026, at about 9:00 a.m., one Jamilu Ibrahim reported at the Central Market Division, Katsina, that on the same date at about 5:30 a.m., while he was asleep, his wife, Sadiya Lawal, attacked him with a knife in an attempt to slit his throat,” the statement read.
‎
‎Following the report, police operatives visited the scene, arrested the suspect and recovered the knife allegedly used in the attack.
‎
‎The police spokesperson said Lawal remains in custody while investigations continue, adding that she would be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
‎
‎In a separate development, the Katsina State Police Command said it foiled a bandits’ attack in Dandume Local Government Area and recovered two motorcycles and a machete abandoned by the fleeing suspects.
‎
‎Sadiq said a distress call was received on June 28, 2026, reporting that a large group of armed bandits riding motorcycles had been sighted along the Kadisau–Sheme Road in Dandume LGA.
‎
‎According to him, the Divisional Police Officer immediately mobilised operatives from the Violent Crimes Response Unit and the Katsina State Community Watch Corps to the area.
‎
‎The operatives engaged the bandits in a gun battle, forcing them to retreat and flee the scene.
‎
‎“The fleeing suspects abandoned two operational motorcycles and one machete, which were recovered as exhibits. Efforts are ongoing to arrest the suspects,” Sadiq stated.
‎
‎Reacting to the incidents, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Aliyu Umar Fage, commended the officers involved in repelling the attack and reaffirmed the command’s commitment to protecting lives and property across the state.
‎
‎He also urged residents to provide timely and credible information to assist security agencies in combating crime and warned against resorting to violence in resolving domestic disputes.
‎
‎“The command remains committed to ensuring the safety and security of all residents. We also urge members of the public to continue providing timely and credible information that will aid the police in combating crime and criminality,” the commissioner said.
‎
‎