Wife Set Herself On Fire After Husband Married Second Wife In Kano

A housewife, Rabi have allegedly set herself ablaze over jealousy and rivalry in the Gayawa area, Ungogo Local government area of Kano State.

It was gathered that Rabi’s husband, Badamasi married another wife some times back and this didn’t go down well with Rabi leading to her action to set herself ablaze.

The action of Rabi has put her relatives in the state of mourning as they expressed unhappiness with the circumstances surrounding her death.

When contacted, the spokesperson of the police, DSP Abdullahi Haruna told our reporter he was trying to make an inquiry from the Divisional Police Officer, DPO of the area.

However, as at the time of filing this report, DSP Haruna is yet to issue any official statement on the incident.

It will be recalled that just a few days back Maryam Sanda, stabbed her ex-husband, Bilyaminu, son of a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello.

An FCT High Court on Monday sentenced Maryam Sanda to death by hanging after finding her guilty of murder.

Delivering judgment on the matter, Justice Yusuf Halilu, convicted her on circumstantial evidence.

The police accused Sanda of stabbing her husband with a broken bottle at about 3:50 a.m. on Nov. 18, 2017.

Concern citizens have continued to raise alarm over these recent developments wondering why it is becoming common in Nigeria.