From Ahmad Muhammad, Bauchi
The Bauchi state police command has arrested Furera Abubakar, female, 24y ears old of Bantu village, Ningi Local Government area of Bauchi State over the offence of culpable homicide when she allegedly murdered her step son, a four day old baby.
A statement from
Superintendent of Police (SP) Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, the
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) distributed to newsmen said “the incident was reported to the Ningi divisional police headquarters on the 19th of August, 2023 which revealed that the four-day-old baby was born on the 15th of August, 2023, and was allegedly murdered by the suspect, Furera Abubakar on the 19th of August, 2023 before the naming ceremony.
Wakil said “Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is a co-wife to the nursing mother (victim’s mother). The suspect entered the co-wife’s room with an insecticide liquid (Gramalin) and applied it to the unhealed baby’s umbilical cord.
” The liquid was suspected to be corrosively affected, and led to the deterioration of the baby’s health and eventually led to his death”.
The PPRO said “The investigation is discreetly ongoing, after which the suspect will be profiled and charged to court accordingly”.
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