A 24-year-old pregnant housewife in Ede, Osun State, Mariam Musa, has confessed that she killed her stepson, Rokeeb, so as to gain attention of her husband.She said that her husband was giving too much attention to the 3-year-old boy and didn’t show much love to her and her daughter.
Mariam, who is the first wife of her husband, said since the man married the second wife, all his attention had shifted from her completely to the second wife and her son.She explained that she had been enduring the situation for sometime but devil eventually pushed her to poison the boy to regain the attention of the man.
She allegedly mixed the liquid content of pesticide with Coca-Cola beverage and gave to the boy to drink which he did. The boy started feeling stomach upset and later became unconscious.He was rushed to Muslim Hospital, Ede for treatment but he died while receiving treatment.
Rokeeb’s mother reported at the ‘B’ Division Police station in Ede that Mariam poisoned her son with pesticide.The suspect confessed that she bought pesticide and poisoned the boy.She said that her husband favoured the second wife because her child was a male.The Commissioner of Police in the state, Wale Olokode, described the action of the woman as “cruel and barbaric.”
The Police chief said the pesticide bottle with the remaining liquid content and empty coca-cola bottle used by the suspect to poison the deceased were recovered as exhibits.Olokode said the suspect would be arraigned in court after the completion of investigation.
