24-year-old Housewife Allegedly Kills Stepson in Bauchi

Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi

Operatives attached to the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested one 24 year old Mrs. Furera Abubakar of Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State for killing her stepson.

This was contained in a press release that was issued yesterday by the Bauchi State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP. Ahmed Mohammed Wakil.

According to the release, “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 nursing mother (victim’s mother). The suspect entered the co-wife’s room with insecticide liquid (Gramalin) and applied it to the unhealed baby’s umbilical cord.

The liquid, which was suspected to be corrosively affected, and led to the deterioration of the baby’s health eventually led to his death. The investigation is discreetly ongoing, after which the suspect will be profiled and charged in court accordingly.”