The Katsina Police Command has arrested a woman identified as Zainab Muhammad, for st@bbing her husband Abubakar Abdulkarim to d3ath three days after their wedding in Jibia town, Jibia Local Government Area of the state.
LIB reported that Abdulkarim, popularly known as Dan Gaske, and Zainab, got married on Thursday, November 18, 2025.
The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, November 23 in Tashar Buja quarters.
Residents said the wife allegedly attacked the groom with a knife while he was asleep, inflicting a fatal wound on his neck.
A relative of the deceased, identified as Aminu Danladi, recounted his last moments with the groom before the tragic incident.
Danladi said he and some other family members were with the deceased on the morning of the fateful day, making plans for a family visit scheduled for later in the evening.
The groom, he said, then returned home to prepare for the engagement before news broke that he had been found d3ad in cold blood in his house.
Contrary to rumours circulating within the community, Aminu confirmed that the marriage was not forced, adding that the couple had maintained good relations prior to their wedding.
Sources revealed that the wife, said to be in her 20s and an indigene of Katsina metropolis, was introduced to the groom by his nephew, who was her classmate and friend at Government Girls Secondary School, Jibia.
Zainab had reportedly been previously married and divorced, a fact that the groom and his family were allegedly unaware of.
Sources also said the groom was likely k!lled between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. After the incident, the wife was said to have appeared confused and had gone to a neighbour’s house asking for food.
This unusual behaviour prompted the older women in the neighbourhood to suspect that something had happened between the newlyweds.
When they followed her back home, they discovered the lifeless body of the groom and immediately alerted security operatives.
The spokesperson of the command, DSP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, in a statement on Monday confirmed the incident and said an investigation is ongoing.
“On November 23rd, 2025, at about 1:30pm, a report was received at the Jibia Division that one Abdullahi (not his real name), a newly wedded groom, was found motionless in a pool of blood in his residence situated in Tashar Buja quarters, Jibia Local Government Area, Katsina State,” the statement read.
“Upon receipt of the report, detectives were quickly drafted to the scene, where the victim was found lying motionless in a pool of blood with a deep cut to his neck. The victim was taken to the nearest hospital for immediate medical attention; unfortunately, he was pronounced d3ad on arrival by the doctor on duty
“One person is in custody, suspected to be in connection with the offence as investigation is underway to unravel the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate incident.
“The Commissioner of Police, Katsina State Command, CP Bello Shehu, assured the public of a diligent and thorough investigation into the matter and urged anyone with useful information to come forward and assist the investigation.”
