Read Why 18-Year-Old Kano Bride Killed Her Husband Barely A Week After Marriage

An 18-year-old newly wedded bride, Rahma Hussaini on Wednesday, murdered her 24-year-old husband, Basiru Tijjani at Darmunawa quarters, Kano state.

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The couple were said to have had a minor dispute before the wife picked up a knife and stabbed him in the stomach.

According to a neighbour, Isa Alhassan, who spoke to Vanguard, the couple got married last Friday.

He said: “We heard the marriage was a product of forced marriage.

“We were alarmed by a frightening scream of a subdued man in need of rescue and we rushed to discover that the man of the house was in his pool of his blood.

“Neighbours were mobilised and took the groom to the hospital before he was confirmed dead on arrival by doctors.”

The wife was later handed over to the police, who arrived right on time following a tip off.

The Police spokesman in Kano, ASP Magaji Musa Majia, who confirmed the incident said: “At about 10hrs, one Rahma Hussaini of Darmunawa quarters stabbed her husband, one Tijjani M. Basiru on his stomach with a knife and was rushed to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital.”

He said the suspect was in police custody.

He added that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team have taken over the murder case and with the mandate to unravel the mystery behind the criminal act.