An 18-year-old housewife,Maryam Habibu has been arrested for allegedly drowning her four-year-old stepson in a well in the Kafur Local Government Area of the state.
Habibu, who is from Leko village in the Danja Local Government Area was arrested by men of the Katsina Police Command on Nov 9, 2022.
Spokesperson of the command, SP Gambo Isah disclosed this parading her at the Command’s Headquarters in Katsina on Friday.
He added that she was arrested alongside 11 other suspects held for various offences, ranging from banditry, kidnapping to cattle rustling.
He further explained that she allegedly lured the boy out and threw him inside a well.
According to the PPRO, Habibu and the victim’s father were an estranged couple.
Habibu, who spoke to newsmen in Hausa, admitted to the crime, saying it was destiny at play.
According to her, “It’s true I threw the boy inside the well where he died but it has been destined that he would die on that day. That is why he died.”
