Man In Coma As Underage Wife Laces His Food With Rat Poison

Man In Coma As Underage Wife Laces His Food With Rat Poison

A teenage housewife has been arrested for attempting to kill her husband.

15-year-old Hasana was  yesterday picked up by police in Kano for serving her husband 33-year-old Sali Abubakar with food laced with rat poison.

The victim is currently in coma at the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital in Kano.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday, said the suspect hailed from Bichi village, in the Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state.

“On April 16, 2019, around 2 pm, the command received a report that the suspect served her husband food laced with rat poison.

“The victim was rushed to the Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital for treatment,” he said.