Zamfara housewife A’isha arrested over plot to sell co-wife’s son

 

One A’isha Ibrahim has been arrested with a 2-year-old baby boy whom she was planning to sell off at Gusau, the Zamfara state capital.

The middle-aged housewife was among suspects paraded by Zamfara Police Commissioner, CP Ayuba Elkana at a press in Gusau on Thursday.

She was paraded alongside the two-year-old boy.

While confessing to the crime, Ibrahim said the child she wanted to sell is the son of her co-wife.

She added that she wanted to sell off the boy in retaliation for the alleged theft and sale of her own son by the co-wife.

Elkana said the suspect will be handed over to relevant authorities after investigation for further action.

The Police Commissioner also paraded weapons recovered after a gun duel between police operatives and suspected hoodlums while repelling attack at locations in Gummi, Bukkuyum, and Maru local governments said.