Nursing Mother, Three Children Remanded In Prison For Stealing Properties Of Co-wife

A criminal court in Yola, Adamawa has remanded a woman, Monica James, alongside three children for vandalizing the properties of her co-wife.

The suspect was arraigned for a three count charge of criminal conspiracy, housebreaking, theft and for being in possession of stolen properties.

The defendant, a nursing mother who resides in Jambutu Nyakore, in Yola North Local Government Area, reportedly paid N6000 to Haruna Abubakar, 13; Maryam Mohammed, 12; and Hauwa Mohammed, 14 to steal and vandalize the property of her co-wife, Esther James.

Monica, Maryam, and Hauwa plead guilty to the allegation but Haruna denied the charge.

Haruna told the court, “I didn’t enter the room. It was Hauwa and Maryam who entered through the window.”

He stated further that the three girls went ahead to sell the stolen wrappers and other property after the operation.

Indication from the court revealed that the items stolen which were valued at N166,000 include 13 wrappers, boxes of other valuables not specified, a pot, two measures of rice, two measures of beans, and some other household items.

The Police Prosecutor, Corporal Mohammed Ismail, said the incident occurred last Friday, April 22, when Esther James, who is the complainant in the case, left for Chigari in Fufore LGA.

Ismail disclosed, however, that ten wrappers of the stolen items had been recovered.