A newly married woman has been murdered in a village in Danbatta local governnment area of Kano state, just few days after she tied the knot with her hubby.
Illustrative photo of a gunman
Just a few days after her wedding a woman has been murdered on Saturday night by assailants in Sha’iskawa, a village in Danbatta local government area of Kano state.
The tragic incident occurred just after the victim's husband, an Abuja-based businessman, had reportedly returned to the federal capital territory, Abuja where he is based.
According to a report on TheCable News, the victim's attackers were said to have raped her before stabbing her to death as police have vowed to arrest those behind the wicked act.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the state police command, Magaji Majiya, told News Agency of Nigeria that investigation into the incident had already commenced.
“After we received the report of the incident around 5:30am on Sunday, the crime investigation department swung into action.
“As the police reported to the scene, they found that the late bride was raped before she was stabbed to death in her matrimonial room. We have so far launched an investigation into the incident and that will lead us to the arrest of the assailants,” he said.
Magaji who said that the command had yet to make any arrests, but that the knife used in killing the woman had been recovered, reminded members of the public on the need to always be security-conscious.