The Yobe State Police Command has detained an 18-year-old housewife for reportedly mutilating her husband’s genitals with a sharp weapon during a domestic fight in the Potiskum Local Government Area.
Chronicle NG gathered that the assault happened on Friday and left the victim critically injured.
Dungus Abdulkarim, the command’s spokeswoman, told the press that police responded to a distress call and discovered the man lying in a pool of blood in his apartment.
“On February 6, our policemen responded to a distress call that a man was found lying in his room in a pool of blood. We rushed to the house and could not find anybody, so we immediately took him to a clinic for treatment and later referred him to the Azare Medical Centre for further treatment,” he said.
According to the police, the wife fled the scene after the attack but was tracked and arrested on Monday.
“At the moment the wife fled, we could not get her until early this morning. She has been arrested, and we are investigating to determine what transpired to the extent of her using a sharp object to cut off her husband’s manhood,” Abdulkarim added.
The police spokesperson noted that the husband identified his wife as the attacker but had yet to give a detailed statement due to the severity of his injury.
“We have not been able to get any statement from the husband due to the pain from the injury he sustained,” the spokesperson said.
He mentioned that further updates would be provided as investigations continue.
