{
  "id": 18887290,
  "title": "Woman allegedly poisons co-wife's children in Niger",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/woman-allegedly-poisons-co-wifes-children-in-niger",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T06:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/08/woman-allegedly-poison-co-wifes-two-children-in-niger/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mariya Abdullahi, allegedly poisoned the children of her co-wife in Takuti community, Niger State. The victims, aged four and nine, allegedly consumed a suspected poison given to them by Abdullahi. One child died shortly after, while the other sought treatment at a hospital. The incident occurred on Friday, with the suspect claiming her actions were influenced by a friend and her inability to have children. The Niger State Police confirmed the incident, stating the suspect will be transferred to Minna for further investigation.",
  "summary": "Following her inability to have children of her own, a woman, Mariya Abdullahi, has allegedly poisoned her co-wife’s two children in Takuti community, Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. The affected children, aged four and nine, were said to have drunk a substance suspected to be poison from a cup allegedly given to them […] Woman allegedly poisons co-wife's children in Niger",
  "key_points": [
    "Mariya Abdullahi allegedly poisoned co-wife's children in Niger.",
    "Four-year-old and nine-year-old children consumed suspected poison.",
    "One child died; other hospitalized after incident on Friday."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}