Ebun Olowu
A jealous housewife, Hauwa Habibu, have been arrested by the Police in Kano, for allegedly killing two of her children on Saturday because her husband, Ibrahim Haruna Aminu, married a second wife.
Hauwa, 26, was said to have killed the children, Yusuf (5 year old) and Zahra’u (3 year old), with matchete.
Police spokesperson in Kano, Abdullahi Haruna, in a statement confirmed the arrest of Hauwa, a resident of Sagiga, Disco quarters, in Kano metropolis.
The police said a team of detectives immediately rushed to the scene and took the victims to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano where a medical doctor confirmed the two children dead.
Her sister’s daughter, Aisha Sadiq (10 year old), who was living with them, survived the attack. She was treated at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and discharged, the police said.
Haruna said while on preliminary investigations, the suspect confessed to having locked up the children in their house while she used a machete to attack them.
“The incident caused severe injuries on different parts of their bodies where the quick intervention of the police saved Aisha to live and give the horrific story”.
