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World● Low36m ago · Nov 8, 2026, 7:21 AM

Woman arrested over poisoning of co-wife’s children in Niger

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

By Clare Nnabuike, Niger The Niger State Police Command has arrested a woman, Mariya Abdullahi, over the alleged poisoning of her co-wife’s two children in Takuti community, Lapai Local Government Area, leaving one dead and the other receiving treatment in hospital. The incident reportedly occurred at about 6 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2026, when […] The post Woman arrested over poisoning of co-wife’s children in Niger appeared first on Vanguard News.

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