A man in Bauchi State in northern Nigeria has been arrested by police for allegedly killing his five-day-old son with insecticide because he had no money to organize a naming ceremony for the child, local media reports.
The man, Habibu Bala of Ningi Local Government area of the state was paraded alongside other suspected criminals by the police and confessed to committing the murderous act, because of lack of money to organize a naming ceremony.
“I killed my new baby because I don’t have money to organize naming ceremony but I regretted killing him”, he confessed.
“On 21st January, 2018 the suspect’s brother one Musa Bala reported at the Ningi police station that on the same date at about 2:30pm his younger brother used an insecticide known as “piya piya” and poisoned his son by administering the chemical into the baby’s mouth,” said Kamal Datti Abubakar, a Deputy Superintendent of Police and spokesman for the state command.
“As a result the baby became unconscious; he was later taken to Ningi General Hospital where the medical doctor certified him dead,”Abubakar added.
In another related incident, a 17-year-old boy was also arrested for allegedly killing his 65-year-old father.
Nuhu Bulus of Toro Local Government Area of the same state is said to have inflicted serious injuries on his father after he was left alone with 65-year-old Bulus Azi on January 17.
Abubakar revealed that the suspect hit his father several times with metal pots and woods, which led to his death after being rushed to hospital.
Nuhu revealed during an interview with The Independent that he murdered his father due to a misunderstanding that ensued between them, adding that he was intoxicated with hard drugs when he committed the offence.
“I killed my father because he provoked me with his strange behavior which led to a misunderstanding between us,” he said.
