Eric Patrick
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a woman identified as Zaliha Shuaibu for allegedly killing her co-wife’s three-month-old baby boy.
The suspect, who is from Malari Village in Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was accused of committing the crime at their residence where both wives live.
According to the police’s report, the baby’s mother, Maryam Ibrahim, had briefly stepped out to use the restroom, leaving her infant son in her room.
Upon her return, she found her co-wife, Zaliha, holding the baby, with foam coming out of his mouth and an injury inflicted on his neck.
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The baby was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead by the doctor.
The police added that the suspect, during interrogation, confessed to the crime and revealed that she conspired with one Lawal Muhammad, the husband’s junior brother who provided her with the acid she used to kill the baby.
After the suspect admitted to the crime, the Commissioner of Police for Kaduna State, Rabiu Muhammad reassured the public that justice will be served and that anyone involved in this grave crime will face prosecution to the fullest extent of the law.