A woman named Rukayat has been taken into police custody in Oworonshoki, Lagos State, for allegedly poisoning her one-year-old daughter with an insecticide. The incident occurred around 11 am on Friday.
According to a police source, the infant was brought to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital for treatment, and later that day, Rukayat confessed to poisoning her child due to the stress of dealing with the infant’s epilepsy.
“One 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 explained.
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident and stated that the mother had been arrested. An ongoing investigation is being conducted.
“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.
