Katsina: Housewife Confirms Throwing Stepson Inside Well, Calls It Destiny

A teenage housewife in Katsina State has confirmed that she threw her four-year-old stepson inside a well, saying it was destined to be.

Maryam Habibu was arrested by the police after committing the heinous crime in the Kafur Local Government Area of the state.

She was among other suspects detained for crimes ranging from banditry, and kidnapping to cattle rustling paraded on Friday at the Police Command Headquarters, Katsina.

Her arrest was disclosed by the command's spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah, who said she was apprehended on November 9, 2022.

According to Isah, Habibu lured the little boy outside and threw him inside the well. He added that she and the victim's father were an estranged couple.

Speaking to newsmen in Hausa, Habibu admitted to committing the crime, adding that it was the work of destiny.

“It’s true I threw the boy inside the well where he died but it has been destined that he would die on that day. That is why he died”, she said.