19-year-old woman arrested for poisoning husband 40 days after wedding
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 19-year-old woman, Aisha Musa, over an alleged attempt to poison her husband in Gwamma village, Bauchi Local Government Area of the state. The development was disclosed in a post shared on the command’s official X handle on Thursday, August 13, 2026, and in a statement issued by […] 19-year-old woman arrested for poisoning husband 40 days after…
According to the Bauchi State Police Command, a 19-year-old woman named Aisha Musa has been arrested for allegedly attempting to poison her husband 40 days after their wedding in Gwamma village, Bauchi Local Government Area. The incident took place on August 12, and the woman was apprehended following a distress call from an anonymous source.
Police spokesperson SP Nafiu Habib reported that the suspect allegedly mixed a poisonous substance into her husband's food, which he was later treated for at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital in Bauchi. The victim's condition is stable. Police were alerted by the anonymous caller and swiftly mobilized to the scene.
During interrogation, the suspect confessed to the alleged crime. Authorities recovered an empty bottle suspected to contain the poison along with remnants of food, which have been registered as evidence. The investigation into the incident is still ongoing.
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