The police in Katsina State have arrested a 38-year-old woman, Aisha Abubakar, for allegedly killing her stepdaughter with a poisonous substance, The Punch report.
Abubakar, who resides in the Sabuwar Unguwar Quarter, Rimi Local Government Area of the state, allegedly laced the food she gave the four-year-old victim, who was the daughter of her husband’s late wife.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident on Tuesday.
He said the suspect was arrested on November28, 2019.
Isah stated, “On November 28, 2019, the command arrested one Aisha Abubakar, 38, of the Sabuwar Unguwar Quarter, Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State, who killed her stepdaughter, aged four years, who was kept under her care, by giving her poisoned food. The victim was rushed to hospital and later confirmed dead by the attending physician.
“In the course of investigation, the suspect confessed to the crime. Her motive has been a long-standing hatred she had for the mother of the victim. Investigation is ongoing.”
