The woman, whose husband is an Abuja-based businessman, was allegedly gang raped by her attackers while her husband was away before stabbing her to death on Saturday night.
The public relations officer of Kano state police command, Magaji Majiya, told newsmen that the police is yet to make any arrests but that investigation has already commenced to fish out culprits behind the attack.
“After we received the report of the incident around 5:30am on Sunday, the crime investigation department swung into action,” he said.
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“As the police reported to the scene, they found that the late bride was raped before she was stabbed to death in her matrimonial room. We have so far launched an investigation into the incident and that will lead us to the arrest of the assailants.” Majiya added.