A 26-year-old woman, Hauwa
Habibu has been arrested by the police command in Kano State for using a
cutlass to hack her two children to death over a dispute with her husband for
taking a second wife.
It is reported that the incident happened at Diso
Quarters, Gwale Local Government Area of the State on Saturday, October 3,
2020.
DSP Abdullahi Haruna, the spokesman for the command,
said the police identified the victims as six-year-old Yusuf Ibrahim and Zuhra
Ibrahim, 3.
The victims were rushed to the
Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, and were confirmed dead by doctors
on duty.
It is also reported that the accused also stabbed one
Aisha Abdullahi, 10, who was her younger sister’s daughter.
She is currently responding to treatment at the Aminu
Kano Teaching Hospital.
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