Exclusive: Why I killed, dumped my step-daughter into carnal

"ON GETTING THERE, I HELD HER HANDS AND LEGS, AND THREW HER INTO THE WATER. I WATCHED HER  GASP FOR BREATH, STRUGGLED AND DIED...."

Aminat Akanni, 24, who kidnapped her husband who kidnapped her husband’s four-year-old daughter, strangled and dumped into the carnal at the Orile area of Lagos State, has finally confessed her reasons for committing the crime.

Akanni, a hair-dresser said she killed the little girl because of her husband nonchalant attitude towards her and her son.

She said: “I never meant to kill the little girl, but my husband’s attitude pushed me to do it. He neglected me and my son.”

It will be recalled that on October, 3, 2014, at about 8pm, one Moshood Mubo  of 305, Church Street, Lagos Island, reported at Adeniji Adele Police Station that two of his children were missing since 6pm same date when they went to buy biscuit along the street.
Police spokesman, Kenneth Nwosu later identified the missing kids as Lateef Mubo, 7 and Nosifat Mubo, 4. Nwosu said that Akanni was arrested with one of the missing children, Lateef Mubo at CMS Bus Stop. Investigation revealed that Akanni had killed Nosifat.

Recalling how her husband, Moshood Mubo, a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) fueled her anger, Akanni said: “I called my husband a day before Sallah Festival, asking him how he expected me and my son to celebrate the festival since he had refused to give us money. He hadn’t send money to us for while sometime. I was surprised at the way he reacted. He was harsh and insisted I should not call him again. He said he didn’t have any money and would send when he has. He switched off his phone.”

She said she was forced to celebrate the festival alone, feeling dejected and neglected by “a man I called my husband.”

 She continued her narration: “The following day after the festival, I didn't know what came over me. I quickly headed to Lagos Island. Initially was plan was to see my husband. I wanted to ask him why he was harsh to me. But on getting to the street, he resides, I saw his two kids. A boy and girl. They were kids of the senior wife, Funmilayo Mubo.

“They were playing outside. They know me. I deceived them. I lied to them that their mother said I should bring them to her. They followed me.  I took them to Ibadan, Oyo State that day; to spend the night because it was already late. At about 4:30am the following day, I carried the girl who was four year old to a storey that was no longer in use.

“It’s an abandoned building and the ground floor was always flooded. Some Muslims use the upper floor for prayers. On getting there, I held her hands and legs, and threw her into the water. I watched her slowly gasp for breath, struggled and died. When I noticed the day was getting lighter, I rushed back home and I met her elder brother, still sleeping. Later that day, I heard that the corpse of a girl was found in the building where Muslims used to pray.”

 According to her, people who found the corpse alerted the police, but she pretended to be shocked just like other residents in the area.

Few hours later, she received call from Moshood, explaining to her how an unknown person kidnapped his two kids. Moshood begged her to be vigilant with her son, which she had for him.

“I told him no one could try such a thing to with my son. I decided to bring the boy back to Lagos. She decided to drop the child right at the spot where the kidnapped him and his little sister.”

Akanni said she regretted her action, adding that Devil pushed her to kill the little girl. She said: “I was not in my right senses when I killed that child. If my husband had been fair to her and my only son, I wouldn't had nursed such evil intention and carried out the act.”

The grieving mother of Nosifat, Funmilayo had asked rhetorically, “Where do you expect me to get another baby like Nosifat? When my husband introduced Aminat to me as my second wife, I welcomed her. Even when she was arrested, she told the police that Nofisat and I did not offend her. My question is this; why did she kill my daughter?”

Moshood said it was his waywardness that led to the death of his daughter. In chat with our correspondent, Moshood said: “My waywardness led to the death of my daughter.” Mubo said he was living comfortably with his first wife at Adeniji Adele before he met Aminat who became his second wife.

He recalled: “I met Aminat on Lagos Island and we started a relationship. Two months into our courtship, she told me she was pregnant. I didn’t want an abortion, so I told her to keep the pregnancy that I would take care of her and the baby.” Immediately he took the decision, Mubo went to Orile and rented a mini flat for her, “because I didn’t want her to live with my first wife here on Lagos Island.”
He added: “After I had rented the apartment for her, I go there thrice in a week to see her. I stay most of the times on Lagos Island because my business is at Idumota market.” Mubo also explained that he discovered that shuttling between Orile and Lagos Island was tasking and thus told Aminat to come to his shop whenever she needed money for her upkeep. Part of the upkeep was that on every Eid-el Kabir celebration, to avoid clash between his two wives, he would kill a ram or a cow and share it between the women.
Mubo added that two days to Eidel Kabir, he was busy with customers in his shop when Aminat called, demanding money to buy clothes for her son. He said: “I was attending to a customer and I shouted at her. She dropped the phone. The following day, which was the eve of Sallah, she called me again to ask for the money.
I promised her that I would come to her house on Saturday which was the Eid-el Kabir day. I told her I would come with the boy’s clothes.” Mubo said that on Friday night, he went to Nufisat and Lateef’s Arabic school around 8pm to see them.
The kids rushed out of the class and asked what he bought for them. He said: “That was how I gave them money to go and buy biscuits along the street. A few minutes after my kids left, their mum came and asked after them. She said she wanted to show them the clothes she bought for them.
“I told her they went to buy biscuit. She dashed out to search for them, because it was late. We went to the house where they went to buy the biscuit, but the woman told us they had gone.” Mubo said that when they could not locate the kids, they left for Ilorin, Kwara State, to seek traditional intervention. He was still in Ilorin when he got a call that Lateef was seen with his second wife at CMS Bus Stop. She was arrested.