Woman Arrested For Allegedly Killing Her Co-Wife’s Newborn Baby In Bauchi
A 24-year-old woman, Furera Abubakar, has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly killing her co-wife’s four-day-old baby at Bantu village in Ningi LGA of the state.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Wakil, said in a statement on Tuesday, August 22, that the suspect was arrested following a report of culpable homicide at the Ningi Divisional Police headquarters.
According to the statement, the baby was born on August 15 and was murdered by the suspect on August 19, before the naming ceremony. The suspect is a co-wife to the nursing mother of the deceased baby.
The statement further said that the suspect entered her co-wife’s room with liquid insecticide and applied it to the baby’s unhealed umbilical cord. The liquid, suspected to be a corrosive substance, caused the baby’s health to deteriorate and eventually led to his death.
The police spokesperson said that the suspect has confessed to the crime and will be charged to court after investigation. He also urged the public to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the police.
