A woman, Mariya Abdullahi, is arrested in Niger State over an alleged poisoning of her co-wife’s two children in Takuti community, Lapai Local Government Area. Reports say one child dies while the other receives treatment in hospital. The incident is described as taking place early in the morning on Friday, November 6, 2026.
Outlets report the alleged motive and circumstances, linking the case to the woman’s inability to have children of her own. Daily Post Nigeria and The Punch both describe that the children were given a cup containing a substance suspected to be poison, while Vanguard also highlights police involvement and the outcome for each child. The coverage focuses on the local police response and the immediate impact on the children.
While the accounts broadly match on the main allegation, differences appear in how much detail each outlet includes, such as the exact time of the incident and additional narrative context about the alleged cup and the suspected substance.
