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22-year-old woman, Bara’atu Rabiu, has been remanded in the Minna
Medium Security Prison for allegedly cutting off the penis of her
rival’s one-month-old baby, Buhari.
She was arraigned on Monday on one count of attempted homicide before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Minna.
Reporters learnt that Bara’atu allegedly
cut off the victim’s penis at their home in Kuta town, Shiroro Local
Government Area of Niger State.
It was learnt that the suspect had been married to her husband, Mohammed Rabiu, for seven years, without a child.
She allegedly cut off the baby’s penis to punish him for marrying a second wife.
The Police Public Relations Officer in
the state, Bala James, explained that the suspect wanted to kill the
victim, adding that the child, who was named after President Muhammadu
Buhari, survived the attack.
He said, “The woman used a sharp knife
to cut through the genitals of the one-month-old baby. She had been
married to her husband for seven years without any child. So, out of
pressure, the man decided to marry a second wife.
“When the second wife had a baby, she became angry and frustrated. She thought the best thing to do was to kill the child.
“On June 21, around 10pm, she took the baby to the backyard of their house and used a sharp knife to cut off his penis.
“The cry of the baby attracted
neighbours, who rushed to the place and found him in a pool of blood.
The suspect wanted to run away, but she was overpowered. She was handed
over to the police, while the baby was taken to a hospital.”
The baby was said to have been taken to
the Accident and Emergency Ward of the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida
Specialist Hospital, Minna.
Credit: Punch
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