AWFUL! A Woman Allegedly Abducts & Kills Stepdaughter Over Sallah Clothes

Aminat Akanni

A Lagos woman was arrested for abducting her stepchildren and killing one of them after accusing her husband of refusing to buy Sallah clothes for her own son.

The woman Aminat Akanni, is said to have killed her stepdaughter Nofisat, by pushing her into a soakaway, Punch reports.

Aminat was arrested by the police at CMS Bus Stop Lagos Island, on October 9.

Prior to the arrest, the seven-year-old Lateef and four-year-old Nofisat has been declared missing on Friday, October, 3rd, a day to the Sallah celebration.

The father of the missing children and also the suspect's husband, had raise the alarm and reported the case to the Adeniji Adele Police Division on Friday, October 3.

When apprehended, Aminat confessed to have abducted the children and also, confessed to have killed the younger child, Nofisat by pushing her into soakaway beside a mosque in the Orile area.

The two children attend  Primary and Nursery school.

Mr. Moshood who hails from kwara State, said Aminat is the second wife and she lives in rented apartment in the Orile area, abducted the children to "punish him for not buying Sallah clothes for her own son"

He further stated that:

"What happened was that on the evening of Friday, October 3, when I returned from work- just a day to the Sallah celebrations- I sent the two children to go buy biscuits in front of the street. That was around 7pm. We expected them till around 9pm. I was shocked. I quickly rushed to the Adeniji Adele Police Division, and reported the incident.

“Believe me, I and their mother, Funmilayo, could not sleep all through that night. We were walking around throughout the night from one police division to the other, repeating the same thing. The whole Sallah celebration was a sad one as I looked for my two children. Little did I know that it was my second wife who sneaked into our area to abduct them."

The case is currently under investigation.