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How 24-Year-Old Woman K1lled Her 4-Day-Old Stepson In Bauchi | READ DETAILS

Faith Ukanwa

Aug 23, 2023

How 24-Year-Old Woman K1lled Her 4-Day-Old Stepson In Bauchi | READ DETAILS
A 24-year-old woman identified as Furera Abubakar, has been arrested for allegedly k-illing her four-day-old stepson with an insecticide at Bantu Village in the Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

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According to a statement released on Tuesday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, preliminary investigation showed that Abubakar entered her co-wife's room and poured insecticide on the baby's unhealed umbilical cord.

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"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.

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"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.

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"Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is a co-wife to the victim's mother.

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"The suspect entered the co-wife's room with liquid insecticide and applied it to the baby's unhealed umbilical cordÔÇØ the statement read.

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Wakil said the suspect would be prosecuted after the investigation.

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— Faith Ukanwa

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