Police in Ondo have arrested a landlady accused of poisoning her tenant’s three-year-old son following a dispute with the child’s mother.
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old woman, Nafisat Lateef, for allegedly poisoning the three-year-old son of her tenant in Omifon, Odigbo Local Government Area. Police said the suspect gave the boy a liquid substance suspected to be poisonous after a disagreement with the child’s mother, Rofiat.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abayomi Jimoh, said, “The incident occurred on Tuesday, February 4, 2026, at about 8:30am, when the suspect allegedly gave the victim, identified as Abdulrasheed, a liquid substance suspected to be poisonous.” He added that detectives recovered the substance and the suspect “has made useful statements.”