I Thr*w My Step Brother Into A Well Because His Mother Maltre*ted Me, Says Teenager

A primary three pupil, who threw her 20-month old step brother
into a well at Owode Community in Akure North Local Government
Area, has said she didn’t know he would die inside the well.

The suspect, whose parents hailed from Sokoto State, initially
told her father that the deceased, identified as Usman, was
kidnapped by persons wearing hijab but changed her story at the
police station.

Explaining how she carried out the act, the suspect, who wept
continuously, said late Usman’s mother has been maltreating her and
that her father showed much affection for him since her mother left
the home.

She stated that her action towards late Usman was because of the
hatred she had for her stepmother.

The suspect however said her father told her to lie that her
mother kidnapped Usman but she refused and opened up to the
killing.

She said, “My stepmom was maltreating me. At times, Usman will
pass excreta on the plate we use to eat, but his mother will use
the same plate to give me food.

“When I insist that I will not eat the food, she starts beating
me until I finish the food. Immediately after eating the food, I’ll
start vomiting.

“On the day of the incident, the same thing had happened. Later
in the evening, I went to fetch water from the well and Usman
followed me. A voice whispered to me that I should push him into
the well and I did it. But I never knew he would die.

“When they started looking for him and they couldn’t find him,
my dad told me to lie that it’s my mother who sneaked into our home
to kidnap Usman.

“When I was told that everyone in the house will be taken to the
palace of the monarch to swear through traditional means, it’s then
that I confessed.”

Ondo Police Commissioner, Bolaji Salami, said the suspect would
soon be charged to court.

The commissioner said: “She later informed her parent that the
boy was inside the well. The deceased’s corpse was later recovered
from the well. On receipt of the information, detectives swung into
action and arrested the suspect.

“On interrogation, she confessed to the commission of the crime.
The suspect will soon be arraigned in court.”

A primary three pupil, who threw her 20-month old step brother
into a well at Owode Community in Akure North Local Government
Area, has said she didn’t know he would die inside the well.

The suspect, whose parents hailed from Sokoto State, initially
told her father that the deceased, identified as Usman, was
kidnapped by persons wearing hijab but changed her story at the
police station.

Explaining how she carried out the act, the suspect, who wept
continuously, said late Usman’s mother has been maltreating her and
that her father showed much affection for him since her mother left
the home.

She stated that her action towards late Usman was because of the
hatred she had for her stepmother.

The suspect however said her father told her to lie that her
mother kidnapped Usman but she refused and opened up to the
killing.

She said, “My stepmom was maltreating me. At times, Usman will
pass excreta on the plate we use to eat, but his mother will use
the same plate to give me food.

“When I insist that I will not eat the food, she starts beating
me until I finish the food. Immediately after eating the food, I’ll
start vomiting.

“On the day of the incident, the same thing had happened. Later
in the evening, I went to fetch water from the well and Usman
followed me. A voice whispered to me that I should push him into
the well and I did it. But I never knew he would die.

“When they started looking for him and they couldn’t find him,
my dad told me to lie that it’s my mother who sneaked into our home
to kidnap Usman.

“When I was told that everyone in the house will be taken to the
palace of the monarch to swear through traditional means, it’s then
that I confessed.”

Ondo Police Commissioner, Bolaji Salami, said the suspect would
soon be charged to court.

The commissioner said: “She later informed her parent that the
boy was inside the well. The deceased’s corpse was later recovered
from the well. On receipt of the information, detectives swung into
action and arrested the suspect.

“On interrogation, she confessed to the commission of the crime.
The suspect will soon be arraigned in court.”