Woman, 24, kills Four-Day-Old Stepson With Insecticide

By Babatuinde Solanke

 A 24-year-old woman, Furera Abubakar, is currently cooling-off in one of the cells of the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly killing her co-wife’s four-day-old baby with an insecticide on 19, August 2023, theroyaltimes.com reports.

Abubakar was said to have committed sadistic act at Bantu Village in the Ningi Local Government Area of the state.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the arrest of the woman in a statement issued on Tuesday, 22 August 2023.

Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, in statement titled“24-year-old housewife kills stepson in Ningi LGA.” said the baby was born on August 15, 2023, but was killed by the suspect on August 19, 2023, before his naming.

 “Operatives attached to the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested Furera Abubakar, female (24) of Bantu village, Ningi Local Government Area of the state for culpable homicide.

“The incident was reported to the Ningi Divisional Police headquarters on August 19, 2023, which revealed that the four-day-old baby was born on August 15, 2023, and was murdered by the suspect, Furera Abubakar, on August 19, 2023, before the naming ceremony.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is a co-wife to the victim’s mother. The suspect entered the co-wife’s room with liquid insecticide and applied it to the baby’s unhealed umbilical cord,”the state police image maker said.

Wakil added that the suspect would be prosecuted after the investigation is concluded.