By Deborah Nnamdi
Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested one Zaliha Shuaibu, of Malari Village in Soba Local Government Area, for allegedly killing her co-wife’s three-month-old baby boy.
The tragic incident reportedly occurred on May 13, 2025, at the residence where they both lived, The State’s Command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, said in a statement.
“According to preliminary investigations, the second wife, Maryam Ibrahim, had briefly stepped out to use the restroom, leaving her infant son in her room. Upon her return, she found her co-wife, Zaliha holding the baby.”
“Zaliha handed the child back to Maryam, who immediately noticed foam coming out of the crying baby’s mouth and an injury on his neck. She immediately rushed him to the Village hospital, where he was unfortunately confirmed dead.”
“Following the incident, Zaliha Shuaibu, the prime suspect, was apprehended. During interrogation, she confessed to the crime and revealed that she conspired with one Lawal Muhammad, the husband’s junior brother, who is currently at large, noting that he provided her with the acid used to perpetrate the act.”
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Muhammad has assured the public that justice will be served and that all the suspects found complicit in this heinous crime will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law,” DSP Hassan added.
