Woman arrested over poisoning of co-wife’s children in Niger
By Clare Nnabuike, Niger The Niger State Police Command has arrested a woman, Mariya Abdullahi, over the alleged poisoning of her co-wife’s two children in Takuti community, Lapai Local Government Area, leaving one dead and the other receiving treatment in hospital. The incident reportedly occurred at about 6 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2026, when…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same poisoning of a co-wife's children in Takuti, Lapai LGA, Niger State, with the same suspect named, and the two reports do not conflict.
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