The Kaduna police command has arrested Zaliha Shuaibu over the alleged murder of her co-wife’s three-month-old baby.
In a statement on Friday, Mansir Hassan, Kaduna police spokesperson, said the incident occurred on May 13 at Malari village in Soba LGA, where both women lived in the same house.
“According to preliminary investigations, the second wife, 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,” the statement reads.
“Zaliha handed the child back to Maryam, who immediately noticed foam coming out of the baby’s mouth and an injury on his neck.
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“The child was crying, he was immediately rushed to the Village hospital , where he was unfortunately confirmed dead.”
The police spokesperson said officers from the Soba division swiftly arrested Zaliha following a report of the incident.
“During interrogation, she confessed to the crime and revealed that she conspired with one Lawal Muhammad (The husband junior brother) who is currently at large, that he provided her with the acid used to commit the act,” Hassan said.
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The spokesperson added that Rabiu Muhammad, commissioner of police in Kaduna, assured that no stone would be left unturned in the investigation and that all individuals connected to the crime would be brought to book.
