‘He picked the knife first’, 17-year-old housewife tells Police as she narrates how she killed husband

Following the arrest of a 17-year-old housewife who murdered her husband in Almakiyayi village, Malumfashi LGA of Katsina State, the suspect has narrated how she killed her own husband in self defence.

WITHIN NIGERIA had earlier reported that operatives of Kaduna State Police Command have arrested a 17-year-old housewife identified as Rabi Shamsudden for allegedly killing her 25-year-old husband identified as Shamsudden Salisu with knife.

Rabu told journalists on Tuesday that she went to plug her phone to charge after power was restored, Shamsu Salisu threatened to beat her.

“On that day, NEPA brought light in the night, I went to plug my phone to charge but he said I must not and even threatened to beat me. I allowed him to plugged his phone but later he went and picked a knife threatening to stab me. We dragged over that and I succeeded in collecting the knife from his hand and stabbed him on his stomach before resident came to his rescue.” she stated.