A housewife in Kaiama, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, Sadiat Yunusa, has been arrested for culpable homicide as she was accused of strangulating a three-year-old daughter of her co-wife
The state Police Commissioner, Adekimi Ojo, while briefing journalists in Ilorin on Friday on operational successes recorded recently by the command, said that the act by the suspect was motivated by resentment and jealousy arising from a prolonged domestic dispute.
“The suspect said that her husband had neglected her and her three children in favour of his second wife.”
The police boss, who said that the case was reported at Kaiama Divisional Police Headquarters on July 25, 2026, added that preliminary findings revealed that the three-year-old girl, Ummaiyat, had been left in the care of a family member while her mother went to the Kaiama Central Market.
“During that period, the suspect, Sadiat Yunusa, allegedly lured the child away to a nearby farm settlement, where she unlawfully caused her death by strangulation.
“Prompt investigative efforts led to the arrest of the suspect, who, during interrogation, voluntarily confessed to the commission of the offence.
“She disclosed that the act was motivated by resentment and jealousy arising from a prolonged domestic dispute, alleging that her husband had neglected her and her three children in favour of his second wife.”
Ojo said that the suspect has been charged to court.
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