A housewife, Furera Abubakar, 24, has been arrested for allegedly killing her co-wife’s four-day-old baby with an insecticide in Bauchi State.
Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, in a statement on Tuesday, disclosed the incident which happened at Bantu Village in Ningi Local Government Area of the state.
Wakali noted that the insecticide administered to the newborn baby by the suspect killed the child.
The statement read,
“Operatives attached to Bauchi State Police Command have arrested Furera Abubakar, female (24) of Bantu village, Ningi Local Government area of Bauchi State for the offence of culpable homicide.
“The incident was reported to the Ningi divisional police headquarters on the 19th of August, 2023 which revealed that the four-day-old baby was born on the 15th of August, 2023 and was murdered by the suspect, Furera Abubakar, on the 19th of August, 2023 before the naming ceremony.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is a co-wife to The nursing mother (victim’s mother).
“The suspect entered the co-wife’s room with insecticide liquid (Gramalin) and applied it to the unhealed baby’s umbilical cord.
“The liquid which was suspected to be corrosively affected, and led to the deterioration of the baby’s health eventually led to his death.
“Investigation into the incident is discreetly ongoing, after which the suspect would be profiled and charged in court accordingly for prosecution, Wakali added.
