Wife flees after allegedly cutting off husband’s manhood

An 18-year-old housewife in Potiskum, Yobe State, has allegedly cut off her husband’s manhood.

Spokesperson of the command Superintendent of Police, SP, Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.

He said the disturbing incident allegedly occurred about 1am. on February 6, 2026, but was reported to the Potiskum Divisional Police Station about 3pm. on the same day.

Abdulkarim said the suspect, who is at large, used a sharp knife to mutilate her husband’s organ and fled the scene of the crime.

He said: “Following the report, police operatives promptly visited the scene and rushed the victim to the State Specialist Hospital, Potiskum, for urgent medical attention.

“He was subsequently referred to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Azare, where he is receiving treatment.”

Abdulkarim said investigation was ongoing to unravel the circumstances surrounding the crime and that efforts were ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspect.

The spokesperson said he would not divulge some sensitive details of the crime in order to protect the victim from trauma.

He said the state Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Ado, strongly condemned the crime and emphasised that marriage should be built on mutual respect, understanding, patience, and tolerance.

“Marriage must never be an avenue for violence, abuse, or humiliation,” the police spokesperson quoted the commissioner to have said.