Woman Allegedly Poisons Co-wife’s Children in Niger

Mariya Abdullahi was arrested after allegedly giving a substance suspected to be poison to her co-wife’s two children, aged four and nine, in Takuti community, Niger State. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. on November 6, 2026; the children lost consciousness, one died on arrival at a clinic, and the other was referred to the general hospital for treatment. Abdullahi reportedly told police she acted because she had not had a child with her husband and had been influenced by a friend. Police said she would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Minna for further investigation and prosecution.