Bauchi woman arrested over alleged killing of co-wife

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old housewife, Hauwa’u Haruna, implicit the alleged sidesplitting of her co-wife, Jamila Adamu, astatine Tafawa Balewa Housing Estate successful Bauchi metropolis.

The incidental reportedly occurred connected Sunday, September 27, 2026, astatine astir 4:05pm, erstwhile the C-Division Police Station received accusation astir a home altercation betwixt the 2 women, who lived successful the aforesaid household.

According to a connection issued by the Command’s spokesman, SP Nafiu Habib, preliminary probe showed that Haruna, the 2nd wife, allegedly equipped herself with a pestle and struck Adamu, 43, connected the forehead during the incident.

The unfortunate reportedly collapsed and became unconscious aft the attack.

Police detectives attached to C-Division were instantly deployed to the scene, wherever they documented the incidental earlier taking the unfortunate to Specialist Hospital, Bauchi.

A aesculapian doc astatine the infirmary aboriginal confirmed Adamu dead, portion her remains were deposited astatine the mortuary pending autopsy.

The constabulary said Haruna was arrested successful transportation with the incidental and that the pestle allegedly utilized successful the onslaught was recovered arsenic an exhibit.

The Command added that the fishy allegedly acted portion experiencing h...