The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a housewife, Murja Ibrahim, 20, for allegedly poisoning her stepson in Dandume Local Government Area of the state.
The police spokesman in the state, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to newsmen.
Isah said on June 19 at about 4pm, one Ibrahim Sani of Jidadi village, Dandume Local Government Area of the state, reported at Dandume Police Division that his second wife, Murja Ibrahim, 20, of the same address, poisoned his eight-year-old son Habibu Ibrahim.
Isah revealed that a team of detectives went to the scene and took the body to General Hospital, Funtua, where he was confirmed dead by the attending physician.
According to him, the suspect has also been arrested and is assisting the police in their investigation.