Furera Abubakar, 24, was detained by the Bauchi State Police Command on suspicion of killing her four-day-old stepchild in Bantu village, Ningi Local Government Area.
This was said in a statement released on Tuesday in Bauchi by the command’s spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil.
He claimed that the suspect was detained by Command agents for alleged responsible homicide.
“The incident was reported to the Ningi Divisional Police headquarters on the 19th of August, 2023 which revealed that the four-day-old baby was born on the 15th of August, 2023 and was murdered by the suspect (Furera) on the 19th of August, 2023 before the naming ceremony.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is a co-wife to the nursing mother (deceased mother).
“The suspect entered her co-wife’s room with liquid insecticide and applied it to the unhealed baby’s umbilical cord.
“The liquid suspected to be corrosive substance led to the deterioration of the baby’s health and eventual death,” he said.
He said the suspect would be charged to court on completion of investigation.