(Photo) Woman poisons her children in Bayelsa because her husband didn’t buy Christmas dresses’

A heartless mother who felt the best way to
deal with a husband for failing to provide
for the family was to poison their two
children that subsequently killed one of
them, the son, is facing the wrath of the
law.
The incident took place last December in
Kolo, Ogbia Local Government area,
Bayelsa State, where 32 year old Helen
Okwata Azibabeh forced her two children
to drink Parafox, a popular herbicide used
for curbing weeds.
Although, her one year old daughter,
Gloria, escaped death by the whiskers, her
two year old brother, Innocent, was not so
lucky as he died instantly after swallowing
the lethal substance. Azibabeh’s atrocity
was subsequently discovered by her elder
sister who promptly reported to the police
when she ran to her for help.
Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Mr.
Amba Asuquo, confirmed the transfer of
the case to the homicide section of the State
Criminal Investigation Department where
the suspect is languishing in detention. He
told Saturday Sun of the suspect’s claim
that frustration arising from her husband’s
failure to buy Christmas dresses for her
and her children triggered her homicidal
instinct.
When Saturday Sun spoke with the
suspected murderess, she stressed that her
anger was really directed at her husband.
“I didn’t see any of
the Christmas clothes
my two children could
wear,” Azibabeh said.
She reconstructed the dark drama of
December 22, 2016:
“Early in the
morning, I went to the
market and bought
Parafox, a substance
that is used to kill
grasses and I gave it
to my two children to
drink. Gloria was able
to survive due to self-
medication and
hospital treatment, but
her brother, Innocent
died on the spot after
he drank the poison.”
Continuing her dark tales, she said
“I ran to my elder
sister’s house and
confessed to her what
I have done to my two
children. She assisted
me to rescue Gloria by
administering some
medication, and we
later took her to the
hospital. Thereafter,
she reported me at
Kolo Police station and
I was arrested.”
A remorseful Azibabeh told Alaba TV news correspondence,
“I used to have two
children. I killed one
by myself, now I am
left with only one. I
want God to forgive
me and intervene in
my life. I have learnt
my lesson. Nigerians
should forgive me,”
she wailed.
According to CP Asuquo, police have
recovered the poisonous substance, but the
corpse of the two- year -old victim would
not be buried until after a postmortem.
The suspect is to be charged to court for
murder as soon as investigation is
concluded, the police boss said. “In the
meantime, she will continue to be in police
custody,” said Assistant Commissioner of
Police, Mr. Ahmed Abdul of the State
Criminal Investigation Department.
Alabatvnews.