The Yobe State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old woman for allegedly mutilating her husband’s genitals during a domestic altercation in Potiskum Local Government Area.
Police sources said the incident occurred on Friday and left the victim with severe injuries.
Officers were said to have responded to a distress call and found the man lying in a pool of blood inside his residence.
The command’s spokesperson, Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed that the victim was immediately rushed to a nearby clinic and later transferred to the Azare Medical Centre for further treatment.
According to him, the suspect fled after the attack but was later tracked and arrested by police operatives.
Abdulkarim stated that the victim identified his wife as the alleged attacker, though he has not been able to provide a full account due to the seriousness of his condition and the pain he is experiencing.
He added that investigations were ongoing to establish the circumstances that led to the incident and the extent of the assault.
The police assured that more details would be made public as the probe progresses.
The case has further heightened concerns about rising incidents of domestic violence across the country.
In a related development last year, police in Lagos arrested a man accused of fatally stabbing his wife during a domestic dispute in the Oke-Ira Ilogbo Eremi area.
