A 28-year-old housewife, Safiya Tukur, has severely injured her husband by inflicting a deep cut on his manhood during a fight at their residence in Darusalam, area of Kpagungu situated in Minna, Niger State.
The Niger State Police Command confirmed the incident, stating that the victim was immediately rushed to the General Hospital in Minna for urgent medical attention after the attack.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed that the suspect was arrested and has confessed to the crime.
“On 15/10/2026 at about 1pm, a complaint was received at Kpakungu Div that on the same date at about 10a.m, a victim residing at Darusalam area of Kpakungu had a misunderstanding with his wife, one Safiya Tukur, 28yrs of the same address, which led to a fight and in the process, she used a sharp object to inflict a deep cut on the manhood of her husband. During interrogation, she confessed to inflicting the injury on the husband during the fight. She had been charged to court for prosecution and she was remanded, while the trial continued.”
In a related development, police officers in Suleja, Niger State have successfully rescued two abducted children, aged 8 and 12, and recovered a stolen vehicle.
Dawn Herald gathered that the children were left inside the vehicle by their father while he made photocopies of documents at a nearby shop. Upon returning, he discovered the vehicle and his children missing, which he subsequently filed a complaint at the Maje Police Station.
According to SP Abiodun, police officers embarked on an intensive search patrol along the Abuja-Kaduna highway, where the stolen vehicle was eventually found abandoned with the children unhurt inside. The police confirmed that the children are in good condition and investigations into the incident are currently ongoing.
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