The Police in Nasarawa State has arrested a 20-year-old housewife, Aisha Isah, for purportedly throwing into a well her 2 stepdaughters, Zainab 4, & Baaba 2, over disagreement with her co-wife.

He said investigation showed that Aisha, who is the second wife of Alhaji Isah, was always at loggerhead with the first wife, Maimuna, & that all efforts by their husband to settle their differences were unproductive.

The spokesperson said Aisha claimed that the first wife was always instigating her children not to run errands for her, a development that infuriated her since she had no child of her own.

He said Aisha had thrown baby Baaba into the well in April but since no one saw her, the family believed the baby accidently fell into the well & died.

On August 26, the police spokesperson said, Aisha raised alarm that another child, Zainab, had fallen into the well & the husband dashed into the well to rescue the baby.

He said the husband brought out the baby dead with her hands tied, which drew suspicion from the family & villagers leading to the arrest of Aisha.

According to him, Aisha later confessed to the crime & also accepted responsibility for the death of baby Baaba in April.