A 22-year-old housewife, Khadija Yakubu, has allegedly killed her three stepchildren with poison in Potiskum town, Yobe State.
The incident occurred at Makara-Huta area of Potiskum in the early hours of Friday when the three deceased drank a poisoned tea allegedly prepared by their stepmother.
ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, the Police Public Relations Officer in the Yobe State Police Command, confirmed the incident, noting that the suspect had been apprehended.
He said;
Findings at hand indicated that the children were rushed to a hospital after taking the tea prepared by the said suspect in the early hours of today at about 0900hrs, but three of the victims died while receiving treatments and one remained unconscious.
Alhaji Haruna, who is the husband to the said suspect of the same area in Potiskum, reported the incident to the police at about 1300hrs”, the PPRO said.
According to him, the victims were identified as Umar Haruna, 12; Maryam Haruna, 11; Ahmed Haruna, nine and seven-year-old Zainab Haruna.
He added;
The suspect has been apprehended and is in custody. Investigation has begun to ascertain the remote and immediate cause of the incident. She will be charged after investigation.
