The Bauchi State Police Command has taken into custody 19‑year‑old housewife Aisha Musa after she was accused of trying to kill her husband by adding a poisonous substance to his food in Gwamma Village, Bauchi Local Government Area. Police Public Relations Officer SP Nafiu Habib said the alleged act occurred on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at about 3:15 pm, roughly 40 days after the couple's marriage.
An anonymous woman from the Wunti Dada area called the police at about 7:40 pm to report the suspected poisoning. Operatives from the 'C' Division, based in Tafawa Balewa Estate, responded promptly, rescued the victim and transferred him to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital in Bauchi, where he remains in stable condition.
During interrogation, Aisha Musa is reported to have made a confessional statement admitting the alleged offence. Investigators recovered an empty bottle believed to have held the poison and remnants of the contaminated meal, which have been logged as evidence
The arrest of a 19-year-old woman just 40 days into her marriage raises questions about the circumstances that led to the alleged poisoning, particularly given her confessional statement and the recovery of physical evidence. With the case now under investigation by the State Criminal Investigation Department, it remains unclear what specific factors—personal, medical or otherwise—may have contributed to the incident, and whether the justice system will fully address both the act and its underlying causes.
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