A woman identified as Rukayat has been taken into police custody for allegedly poisoning her one-year-old daughter with an insecticide in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos State.
According to reports, the incident took place around 11 a.m. on Friday.
A police source revealed that the infant had epilepsy, and the mother poisoned her out of frustration with the circumstances.
“Rukayat brought her one-year-old, seven-month-old daughter to LUTH for treatment. Later that same day, she confessed to having poisoned her child with an insecticide because she could not continue with her daughter having epilepsy. She said she wanted to rest from the stress,” the source disclosed.
Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that the mother has been arrested, and an investigation is underway.
“Detectives of the division were immediately dispatched to the hospital, and they met the baby receiving treatment, and the mother has been taken into custody after treatment, and the investigation is ongoing,” Hundeyin said.
Last year, a similar case was reported where a 39-year-old woman, Lilian Nwarache, died after drinking an insecticide in the Iwaya area of Lagos State due to frustration with an illness.
