A newborn baby
A 28-year-old man, Misbahu Salisu, has allegedly poisoned his day-old baby girl to death over his preference for a male child.
The man who lives in Doka Baici, Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, was however arrested by the Kano State Hisbah Board on Friday, September 15, 2023.
The board’s Deputy Commander General, Operations, Dr Mujahid Aminudeen, in a statement on Friday, said Salihu confessed to the officials of the board that he poisoned the baby with a local insect killer, ‘Otapiapia’.
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Aminudeen stated: “Salisu also drugged the mother of the baby, Sa’ade, with a cup of tea which contained sleeping tablets before carrying out the criminal act.
“The suspect confessed to the crime, saying he preferred a male child but his wife gave birth to a female, which prompted him to end the baby’s life”.
He noted that the suspect had been handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution.
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