Housewife Pestles Co-Wife To Death Over Hallucinations

A 33-year-old housewife has been arrested for an alleged culpable homicide following a domestic incident that claimed the life of her co-wife.

The incident, according to a statement by the Bauchi State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, occurred at Tafawa Balewa Housing Estate in Bauchi.

According to him, “On 27th September, 2026 at about 1605hrs, the C-Division, Bauchi, received credible information that there was a domestic incident between two co-wives residing in the same household belonging to their husband.”

He added that preliminary investigation revealed that the second wife, one Hauwa’u Haruna, 33 years old, allegedly acting under hallucinations, armed herself with a pestle and struck the first wife, one Jamila Adamu, 43 years old, on the forehead, leading to the victim falling unconscious.

Upon receipt of the report, Detectives attached to C-Division immediately mobilised to the scene, documented it, and the victim was rushed to the Specialist Hospital, Bauchi, where she was certified dead by a medical doctor.

Her corpse has been deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy.

Meanwhile, the suspect has been arrested, and the pestle used in the commission of the offence has been recovered as an exhibit.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation and prosecution.

The CP condoled with the bereaved family and cautioned the public against domestic violence, while advising families to seek timely medical and psychosocial support for members exhibiting mental health challenges.