A newlywed groom, Abubakar Abdulkarim, popularly known as Dan Gaske, has allegedly been stabbed to death by his wife just three days after their wedding in Jibia town, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The couple had tied the knot on Thursday, November 18, 2025, but the marital bliss came to a tragic end on Sunday afternoon when the incident occurred.
Residents said the wife allegedly attacked the groom with a knife while he was asleep, inflicting a fatal wound on his neck.
A relative of the deceased, identified as Aminu Danladi, recounted his last moments with the groom before the tragic incident.
Danladi said he and some other family members were with the deceased on the morning of the fateful day, making plans for a family visit scheduled for later in the evening.
The groom, he said, then returned home to prepare for the engagement before news broke that he had been found dead in cold blood in his house.
Contrary to rumours circulating within the community, Aminu confirmed that the marriage was not forced, adding that the couple had maintained good relations prior to their wedding.
Sources revealed that the wife, said to be in her 20s and an indigene of Katsina metropolis, was introduced to the groom by his nephew, who was her classmate and friend at Government Girls Secondary School, Jibia.
The wife, identified as Zainab Muhammad, had reportedly been previously married and divorced, a fact that the groom and his family were allegedly unaware of.