Man Kills Day-old Daughter With Insecticide Because He Prefered Male Child
A 28-year-old man in Kano State, Misbahu Salisu, has allegedly poisoned his day-old baby girl to death because he preferred a male child.
The man who lives in Doka Baici, Tofa Local Government Area, was arrested by the Kano State Hisbah Board on Friday.
The Board’s Deputy Commander General, Operations, Mujahid Aminudeen, who announced his arrest in a statement in Kano, said that the suspect confessed to the officials of the board that he gave the baby a local insect killer, Otapiapia.
The Board Deputy Commander said, “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”, the official said in the statement.
He said that the suspect had been handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution.
