Photos: 22 year old evil stepmother who cut of baby's penis remanded in prison

A Niger State Magistrate Court on Monday arraigned a 22 year old woman, Rabiu Bara’atu, for cutting off the penis of her rival’s one month old baby.

The 22 year old woman cut off the one month old baby's penis at their home in Kuta town, Shiroro Local Government Area of the state on June 21 after having been married to her husband, Mohammed Rabiu, for 7 years, without a child.

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The 22 year old woman committed the evil act to punish her husband because he married a second wife.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Bala James, said that the suspect wanted to kill the one month old baby who was named after the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari. The 22 year old wanted to kill the baby but the baby survived.

The Public Relation Officer also said that the young woman used a sharp knife to cut through the genitals of the baby.

The Public Relation Officer also narrated than on June 21, around 10 pm, the evil young woman took the baby to the backyard of their house and used a sharp knife to cut off his penis, it was the cry of the baby that attracted neighbors, who then rushed to the scene and found the baby in a pool of blood.

The suspect had wanted to run away, but she was overpowered beaten and handed over to the police, while the baby was taken to a hospital.

According to the Head of Department in the hospital, Dr. Ahmed Mohammed, he said the baby boy might not be able to use his penis again. He further stressed that there is no assurance of the penis getting back because all the tissues were dead when he was brought into the hospital. He said they conducted a surgery for him to be able to pass urine.

The doctor also said maybe if the team that was supposed to work on him had been around immediately, maybe the situation would have been different. He said the future of the baby is in God's hand.