Woman allegedly poisons co-wife's children in Niger

Following her inability to person children of her own, a woman, Mariya Abdullahi, has allegedly poisoned her co-wife’s 2 children successful Takuti community, Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State.

The affected children, aged 4 and nine, were said to person drunk a substance suspected to beryllium poison from a cupful allegedly fixed to them by Abdullahi.

One of the children died soon aft drinking the substance, portion the 2nd was rushed to the wide hospital, wherever she was receiving treatment.

The incidental took spot connected Friday erstwhile Abdullahi allegedly gave the children the substance aft being encouraged to bash truthful by a friend.

Abdullahi told the constabulary astatine the Lapai Division that she decided to poison the children due to the fact that she had not fixed her hubby a kid and had been influenced by her person to bash so.

Wasiu Abiodun, the Niger State Police Command's spokesman, confirmed the incidental connected Saturday, saying, "The fishy volition beryllium transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department i...