The Police Command in Kano State has confirmed the arrest of a 19 year old woman, Mariya Suleiman, of Badawa Quarters, Kano, for allegedly stabbing her 30 year old brother, Sani Suleiman, to death.
DSP Abdullahi Haruna, the Police Public Relations’ Officer (PPRO) disclosed this in a statement in Kano on Sunday.
According to him, the incident occurred on July 6, at about 8 p.m. at Badawa Quarters Kano.
Haruna said that preliminary investigations revealed that Suleiman and the victim had a misunderstanding and in the process, she stabbed him to death.
He said the victim was quickly rushed to Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Hospital Kano, where he was confirmed dead.
Haruna said the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmed Iliyasu, ordered that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation.
