Kaduna: Woman allegedly attempts to kill baby by putting her under trailer wheel
A woman identified as Aisha Yau has been apprehended for allegedly attempting to take the life of her three-month-old baby.
Aisha allegedly put the baby under a trailer’s wheel with the expectation that he’d be crushed when the trailer moved.
Aisha, who reportedly stays under the popular Kawo bridge, was said to have stood and prevented people from carrying the baby as she allegedly persuaded the driver to start the engine.
She is quoted to have said: “One of my suitors in Kasuwan Baici here in Kaduna, got me pregnant but he denied the pregnancy and refused to take care of me and the baby. So, I want to kill the baby to save myself from shame.”
The attention of the Kaduna State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hafsat Muhammed was drawn to the scene.
Muhammed told newsmen that she has directed the social department in her ministry to take Aisha to the hospital for medical examination and treatment before repatriating her and the baby to Taraba State.
