The police in Niger state have arrested one Amina Aliyu for allegedly killing a newly married co-wife, Fatima, at Sauka Kahuta area of Minna, the state capital.
Amina, 24, was said to have gone to the house of the deceased, beaten her to death with a pestle, set her body on fire, and left the vicinity after locking up in the house.
A family member said the two women lived in different areas of the state capital.
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He said Fatima was killed about two months after getting married to Alhaji Aliyu Abdullahi, who is also married to Amina.