19-Year Old Housewife Arrested For Allegedly Poisoning Husband 40 Days After Wedding

A 19-year old housewife, Aisha Musa, has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly attempting to poison her husband, barely 40 days after their wedding.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, August 13, 2026, said the incident occurred in Gwamma Village, Bauchi Local Government Area of the state.

According to him, the suspect allegedly mixed a poisonous substance into her husband’s food on August 12, prompting an anonymous woman to alert the police.

The victim was immediately rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, where he is currently receiving treatment, while the suspect was arrested shortly after the incident and allegedly confessed during interrogation.

Police said an empty bottle suspected to have contained the poison and remnants of the food were recovered as exhibits, while investigation into the incident continues.