TheKano State Police Command has arrested a housewife, Hauwa Lawal, for allegedlypushing her co-wife Zuwaira Sani and her 18-month-old son into a well. Thestate’s Police Spokesman Abdullahi Haruna who confirmed the arrest in in Kanosaid they received a report that Hauwa of Rurum village of Rano LocalGovernment Area of Kano, had pushed her co-wife and baby into a well. Hesaid the state Police Commissioner Habu Sani-Ahmadu, ordered the tracking downand arrest of the fleeing suspect within 24 hours, as Operation Puff-Adder,swung into action and arrested the suspect on Saturday. Thevictims were removed from the well and were rushed to Rano Hospital whereZuwaira was confirmed dead, while her son is alive and has been discharged fromthe hospital. TheSpokesman said the suspect confessed to the crime, while the case had beentransferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department forinvestigation.
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Police Arrest Housewife For Allegedly Pushing Her Co-Wife, Baby Into Well
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