Furera Abubakar, 24, was detained after police said she used an insecticide to allegedly kill the four-day-old child of her co-wife.
According to reports, the incident took place in Bantu Village, which is located in Bauchi State’s Ningi Local Government Area.
This information was made public on Tuesday in a statement by the state police public relations officer, Ahmed Wakil, captioned “24-year-old housewife kills stepson in Ningi LGA.”
The infant was delivered on August 15, 2023, but before the suspect could be identified on August 19, 2023, according to Wakil, a Superintendent of Police.
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The statement read, “Operatives attached to the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested Furera Abubakar, female (24) of Bantu village, Ningi Local Government Area of the state for culpable homicide.
“The incident was reported to the Ningi Divisional Police headquarters on August 19, 2023, which revealed that the four-day-old baby was born on August 15, 2023, and was murdered by the suspect, Furera Abubakar, on August 19, 2023, before the naming ceremony.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is a co-wife to the victim’s mother.
“The suspect entered the co-wife’s room with liquid insecticide and applied it to the baby’s unhealed umbilical cord.”
Wakil said the suspect would be prosecuted after the investigation.
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