A woman identified as Bilkisu Sani has been arrested in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State after her husband, Hafizu Gausu, was allegedly killed amid a dispute over his reported plan to marry a second wife.
Quoting a resident, Auwal Kazagi Rogo, DAILY TRUST, reports that the incident occurred on Friday at about 7pm.
Kazagi said residents were alerted by cries from Bilkisu, who reportedly claimed that her husband had been slaughtered.
“On reaching there, we saw that he was not slaughtered but hit on the head with an object. He fell in blood and died. There was even a sign of bite on his ear,” Kazagi said.
He said the police were immediately contacted and later evacuated Gausu’s body for investigation.
According to Kazagi, Gausu had recently become engaged to another woman and was reportedly preparing to marry her as his second wife.
His plan allegedly triggered repeated quarrels between him and Bilkisu, who was said to have vowed to stop the marriage.
Although elders reportedly intervened in an attempt to resolve the dispute, tensions allegedly persisted between the couple.
Kazagi said the police subsequently arrested Bilkisu as the prime suspect, while investigations are ongoing to establish what led to Gausu’s death.
The deceased was buried on Saturday morning in Rogo according to Islamic rites.
Gausu and Bilkisu had reportedly been married for nearly seven years and had two children. Bilkisu is also said to be pregnant with the deceased’s child.
Sources in the area further alleged that Gausu had asked his fiancée’s family to bring the proposed wedding date forward by two months because of his wife’s opposition to the marriage.
