Woman strangles co-wife’s 3-year-old daughter to d3ath in Kwara

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a woman, Sadiat Yunusa, for strangling her co-wife’s three-year-old daughter to d3ath in Kaiama, Kaiama Local Government Area of the state.

The state Police Commissioner, Adekimi Ojo, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Ilorin on Friday, July 31, 2026 on operational successes recorded recently by the command.

According to the CP, the act by the suspect was motivated by resentment and jealousy arising from a prolonged domestic dispute.

“The suspect said that her husband had neglected her and her three children in favour of his second wife,” Ojo stated

The police boss said that the case was reported at Kaiama Divisional Police Headquarters on July 25, 2026.

He added that preliminary findings revealed that the three-year-old girl, Ummaiyat, had been left in the care of a family member while her mother went to the Kaiama Central Market.

During that period, the suspect, Sadiat Yunusa, allegedly lured the child away to a nearby farm settlement, where she unlawfully caused her d3ath by strangulation.

“Prompt investigative efforts led to the arrest of the suspect, who, during interrogation, voluntarily confessed to the commission of the offence,” the CP said. 

“She disclosed that the act was motivated by resentment and jealousy arising from a prolonged domestic dispute, alleging that her husband had neglected her and her three children in favour of his second wife.”