A middle aged mother known as Rukayat Abdulrahmon, has killed her three-year old son in Osogbo, Osun State.
She was said to have carried out the act as punishment for her husband who is seeking to divorce her.
The woman who reportedly confessed on Sunday, November 7, said she threw their only child, Ganiyu, into the well at their residence at Olorunosebi community, Kola Balogun area of Osogbo.
The woman, who is in her third marriage, was said not to be enjoying a peaceful relationship with the father of the deceased child.
The husband had approached a Sharia Court, seeking to dissolve his marriage to Rukayat, but the court gave the embattled couple three months to go and resolve their differences before it finally grants the husband’s prayer for separation.
However, it was revealed that the woman killed the boy five days to the expiration of the 90 days given by the court.
Residents of the community were said to have woken up to the cries of the couple, searching for the deceased, whom they claimed slept in the same room with them.
However, despite continuous search for the boy by the parents and neighbours, their effort proved futile.
A lady, said to be a co-tenant, while trying to fetch water for her laundry, later discovered the body of the dead child.
Meanwhile, the police were invited to investigate, where the boy’s parents were picked as the prime suspects, as well as other tenants in the building.
After scrutiny, the mother of the boy allegedly confessed to the crime, saying she killed the boy to punish her husband and ensure that he does not gain anything out of the union, since he was seeking divorce.
Confirming the incident, the 2 I/C police Public Relations Officer of Osun Police Command, Mustapha Ketayeyanjue, said the woman is in their custody.
