A woman has been detained by the Kaduna State Police Command for allegedly killing her co-wife’s three-month-old baby boy.
Zaliha Shuaibu, the suspect, is accused of committing the crime at their residence, where both wives reside, in Malari Village in Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
According to the preliminary findings of the police, Maryam Ibrahim, the mother of the child, had briefly stepped out to use the restroom and had locked her room.
When she returned, she discovered Zaliha, her co-wife, holding the child, with foam coming out of his mouth and a neck injury. The baby was taken to the hospital right away, where the doctor declared him dead.
Zaliha was immediately detained by the police after the baby’s death.
The suspect confessed to the crime while being interrogated by the police, and that she had collaborated with one of the husband’s junior brothers to get the acid she used to kill the baby.
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Source: Channels TV
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