Afimag.com –
A Kano State based father, Misbahu Salisu, has killed his one day old daughter for being against his desired gender.
The death of a new-born baby, who was allegedly poisoned by her biological father, left residents of the Doka community in Tofa Local Government Area, Kano State, in a rude shock.
Three months after allegedly perpetrating the crime, the suspect, 28-year-old was arrested.
Misbahu was said to have confessed to feeding the new-born poisoned tea that was mixed with a substance known as “fiya fiya”, according to the deputy commander general in charge of operations, Dr Mujahid Aminudeen.
Aminudeen explained that “he said before committing the crime, he had given the baby’s mother a cup of tea that included sleeping pills.”
Misbahu had explained that he would have preferred a male child, but because his wife had given birth to a female, he felt compelled to kill the child.
