Woman Arrested for Allegedly Poisoning Co-Wife’s Children in Niger

A woman in Niger State, Mariya Abdullahi, has allegedly poisoned her co-wife’s two children, aged four and nine, respectively, over her inability to have a child for her husband.

The incident occurred in Takuti community, Lapai Local Government Area, after Abdullahi allegedly gave the children a drink containing a substance suspected to be poison.

One of the children reportedly became unconscious shortly after drinking the substance and was later confirmed dead at a nearby clinic. The other child was rushed to a general hospital, where she is receiving treatment.

Abdullahi was arrested following the incident and reportedly told the police at the Lapai Division that she decided to kill the children because she had been unable to bear a child for her husband.

She also allegedly claimed that a friend influenced her decision to commit the act.

The spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident, stating that the suspect would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Minna for further investigation.

Abiodun disclosed that the police received a report about the incident at approximately 6am on November 6, 2026.

According to him, officers who visited the scene discovered that the two children had consumed the suspected poisonous substance and become unconscious.

They were subsequently taken to a nearby clinic, where one of them was pronounced dead, while the other was referred to a general hospital and is responding to treatment.

The police spokesperson added that the suspect had been arrested and was undergoing interrogation ahead of her transfer to SCID Minna for prosecution.

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