First wife feeds step-daughter rat poison, justifies act

Aisha Abubakar killed her four-year-old stepdaugher Aisha with rat poison at Rimi in the Rimi LGA, Katsinaon Tuesday, on August 17, claiming she wanted to punish the girl’s mother and their husband.

The Abubakars have been in crisis since the husband married the mpther of the girl poisoned as second wife.

On her arrest, Aisha said she took advantage of the absence of the girl’s mother.

“Her mother travelled and left her for me, that was how I added rat poison into her food.

According to her, she said she has been bitter for over four years because her husband first sent her away before he brought n the second wife, and then called her back.

“I killed the girl to punish her mother and my husband for traumatising me” she said

Katsina police command’s spokesman  SP Gambo Isa said the matter will be charged to court after investigation.