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The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old housewife, Sadiya Lawal, for allegedly att3mpting to k!ll her husband by slitting his throat while he was asleep in Katsina metropolis.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Monday.
Sadiq said the command arrested a housewife in connection with an att3mpted murder in Katsina metropolis.
He said the victim, identified as Jamilu Ibrahim, reported at the Central Market Police Division at about 9 a.m. on Monday that his wife allegedly attacked him with a knife while he was asleep earlier the same day.
According to the police, Ibrahim sustained a deep cut to the neck and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, where he is currently responding to treatment.
The police said officers visited the scene, arrested the suspect, and recovered the knife allegedly used in the attack.
The suspect remains in custody and will be charged to court after investigations are concluded.
Sadiq explained that on June 29, 2026, at about 9:00 a.m., 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, 23, attacked him with a knife in an attempt to slit his throat, leaving him with a deep cut injury to the neck.
He said following the report, the victim was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital for medical attention, where he is currently responding to treatment, adding that the scene was visited, the suspect arrested, and the sharp knife suspected to have been used in the offence recovered.
He noted that the suspect remains in custody under investigation and will be charged to court upon completion of investigations.
The command also said its operatives foiled a b@ndits’ att@ck in Dandume Local Government Area, recovering two motorcycles and a machete after a gun battle with the fleeing suspects.
Sadiq said the fleeing suspects abandoned two operational motorcycles and a machete, which were recovered by the operatives, while efforts were ongoing to arrest them.
According to the statement, the att3mpted b@ndits’ att@ck occurred on June 28, 2026, when a distress call was received at the Dandume Police Division reporting that a large group of armed b@ndits riding motorcycles had been sighted along the Kadisau-Sheme Road in Dandume LGA.
The spokesperson said the Divisional Police Officer immediately mobilised operatives of the Violent Crimes Response Unit and the Katsina State Community Watch Corps to the area, where they engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel and forced them to flee.
He stated that in sustained efforts against all forms of crime and criminality, the Katsina State Police Command, under the leadership of CP Aliyu Umar Fage, psc(+), mnips, had successfully foiled a b@ndit att@ck in Dandume LGA and arrested a housewife for att3mpted culpable homicide in a separate domestic incident in Katsina Metropolis.
He narrated that on June 28, 2026, at about 6:30 p.m., a distress call was received at the Dandume Division that a large group of armed b@ndits riding motorcycles had been sighted along the Kadisau-Sheme Road, Dandume LGA, and upon receipt of the report, the DPO quickly mobilised operatives from the Violent Crimes Response Unit (VCRU) and the Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC) to the scene.
He said the team engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel, and due to superior firepower and tactics, the suspects were forced to retreat and flee the scene.
He added that the fleeing suspects abandoned two operational motorcycles and one machete at the scene, which were recovered as exhibits by the operatives, noting that efforts were currently ongoing with a view to arresting the suspects.
Reacting to the incidents, the state Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Umar Fage, commended the officers involved in repelling the b@ndits and reaffirmed the command’s commitment to protecting lives and property across the state.
He also cautioned residents against domestic vi0lence, urging families to resolve disputes through peaceful and lawful means.
He said the command remains committed to ensuring the safety and security of all residents, and urged members of the public to continue providing timely and credible information that would aid the police in combating crime and criminality.
In May, the command foiled separate kidn@pping and cattle-rustling operations in Kankara and Malumfashi Local Government Areas of the state, rescuing 11 abducted passengers and recovering 25 stolen cows.
