Saturday, August 1, 2026 - The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a woman, Sadiat Yunusa, for strangling her co-wife's three-year-old daughter to d3ath in Kaiama, Kaiama Local Government Area of the state.
The state Police Commissioner, Adekimi Ojo, disclosed this
while briefing journalists in Ilorin on Friday, July 31, 2026 on operational
successes recorded recently by the command.
According to the CP, 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,” Ojo stated
The police boss said that the case was reported at Kaiama
Divisional Police Headquarters on July 25, 2026.
He 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 d3ath by strangulation.
“Prompt investigative efforts led to the arrest of the
suspect, who, during interrogation, voluntarily confessed to the commission of
the offence,” the CP said.
“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.”
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