A newlywed man, Abubakar Abdulkarim, popularly known as Dan Gaske, has reportedly been stabbed to death by his wife just three days after their wedding in Jibia town, Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The couple had married on Thursday, November 18, 2025, but the marriage ended tragically on Sunday afternoon when the incident occurred.
Residents said the wife allegedly attacked the groom with a knife while he was asleep, inflicting a fatal wound to his neck.
A relative of the deceased, Aminu Danladi, told Daily Trust that he and other family members spent the morning of the fateful day with the groom, making plans for a family visit later in the evening. Danladi said the groom returned home to prepare for the visit before he was reportedly found dead.
Contrary to circulating rumours, Danladi confirmed that the marriage was consensual and that the couple had maintained good relations prior to the wedding.
Sources said the wife, identified as Zainab Muhammad, an indigene of Katsina metropolis in her 20s, had previously been married and divorced, a fact allegedly unknown to the groom and his family.
The couple were reportedly introduced by the groom’s nephew, who was a classmate and friend of the wife at Government Girls Secondary School, Jibia.
According to sources, the killing likely occurred between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. After the incident, the wife reportedly went to a neighbour’s house seeking food, prompting suspicion from community members. When they followed her home, they discovered the groom’s body and alerted security operatives.
Confirming the incident, Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, said: “On November 23, 2025, at about 1:30 p.m., a report was received at Jibia Division that one Abdullahi (not his real name), a newly wedded groom, was found motionless in a pool of blood in his residence in Tashar Buja Quarters, Jibia Local Government Area.
“Detectives were immediately drafted to the scene, where the victim was found with a deep cut to his neck. He was taken to the nearest hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. One person is currently in custody, suspected to be in connection with the offence, as investigations continue to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.”
The Commissioner of Police, Katsina State Command, CP Bello Shehu, assured the public of a thorough investigation and urged anyone with useful information to assist the authorities.