A Minna Chief Magistrates’ Court, in Niger State, on Friday, ordered a 45-year-old woman, Aisha Ibrahim, to be remanded in prison custody for killing her granddaughter by throwing her into a pool of water. Ibrahim was standing trial on a one-count charge of culpable homicide, contrary to section 221 of the penal code law. Ikwoche stated that the accused person threw her son’s two-year-old daughter into a well behind the house after a misunderstanding with her mother. The accused person pleaded guilty, telling the court that she threw the baby into the well out of anger after her daughter-in-law slapped her following a misunderstanding. He adjourned the matter till August.30, for further mention pending legal advice from the State Director of Public Prosecution.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 04, 2018 06:11 UTC