Farmer poisons child to death over bad luck claims

A farmer and resident at Tumu in the Upper West Region, Abass Osman, has allegedly poisoned his six year (6) old physically disabled son to death.

The suspect aged 40 according to Abubakar Nuhu, our correspondent, carried out the act on the premise that, the child was a bad luck and tied his progress.

According to Nuhu, the farmer is a divorcee and had been in custody of the deceased child, Mohammed Abass since he divorced the mother.

He is currently in police custody assisting with investigations.