19-year-old Mariya Suleiman has been arrested for stabbing her elder brother to death at Badawa area in Nasarawa LGA of Kano state after a heated argument.
DSP Abdullahi Haruna, the Police Public Relations’ Officer (PPRO) of the Kano State Police command disclosed in a statement on Sunday that Mariya allegedly stabbed her 30-year-old brother, Sani Suleiman, to death.
He said the incident occurred on July 6, at about 8 p.m. at Badawa Quarters, Kano.
Haruna said that preliminary investigations revealed that Mariya and the victim had a misunderstanding and in the process, she stabbed him to death.
“The misunderstanding occurred when the victim ordered that the music going on during the marriage ceremony of one of their sisters be stopped which Mariya resisted in the process, she used a knife and stabbed him on his neck,” the PPRO said.
He said the victim was rushed to Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Hospital Kano, where he was confirmed dead.
