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 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 attempted 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.
