A 24-year-old housewife, Hafsat Surajo, has been arrested in Kano for allegedly stabbing a domestic staff, Nafi’u Hafiz, to death.
The police said the incident occurred at Unguwa Uku of Taurani Local Government Area of the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Hussaini Gumel, confirmed this while addressing newsmen in Kano on Friday.
He said, “On December 21, at about 0700 hours, a report was received from one Hafizu Salisu of Bauchi LGA, that he received a phone call from one Daiyanu Abdullahi of Unguwa Uku, Kano, that his brother, Nafi’u Hafiz, is dead.”
He explained that when the brother arrived the residence of Unguwa Uku, they discovered several injuries on different parts of the deceased suspected to be of knife stabs.
The commissioner of police said investigation led to the arrest of Surajo, a housewife in the residential area of where the deceased lived.
“Her husband, one Dayyabu Abdullahi of the same address, and their gateman, Malam Adamu, were arrested for aiding, packaging and concealing the dead body to give cover up for the culpable homicide,” he added.
Gumel said discreet investigation led to the recovery of the knife with blood stain used in committing the crime.
