Kano court remands woman accused of cutting off boyfriend’s genital

A Magistrate Court sitting at Gyadi-Gyadi, Kano, has remanded Maimunatu Idris, a 25-year-old woman accused of cutting off her boyfriend’s genital with a knife. 

‎‎Presided over by Justice Sadiya Usman of Court No. 40, the accused was brought before the court on charges of causing grievous bodily harm and attempted m8rder.

During proceedings, prosecution counsel, Barrister H. A. Sani Buhari, sought permission to read the charge sheet to the accused.

‎‎Maimunatu admitted to the offense of causing bodily harm, which falls within the jurisdiction of the magistrate court, but denied or failed to respond to the charge of attempted m8rder, as the court lacks jurisdiction over such an offense.

‎‎The prosecutor thereafter requested a date for continuation of the trial, which the court fixed for September 9, 2026.

‎‎Justice Usman ordered that Idris be remanded in prison custody pending the next hearing.

LIB reported that Maimunatu, a native of Maigatari LGA in Jigawa State, was arrested on July 27, 2026 after allegedly attacking her boyfriend at Durbar Hotel in Kano.‎

‎She reportedly invited him to lodge with her before using the opportunity to cut his genitals with a sharp knife, allegedly because she discovered he planned to marry another woman.

‎The victim was rushed to Abubakar Imam Urology Hospital for emergency treatment, while police recovered the weapon and arrested Idris at the scene.