Saturday, November 9, 2024 - The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested four individuals in connection with the death of a two-year-old girl in the Ningi local government area.
The was reported to have been r*ped to death.
Among those arrested are the child’s 17-year old mother, Lauratu Saleh
and 23-year old father, Abubakar Usman, along with a chemist who provided
initial medical aid and a relative who assisted in transporting the child’s
remains to her father.
Spokesman of the Command, Ahmed Wakili, confirmed the arrests, which he
said were made after investigations.
Addressing journalists while parading the suspects at the Command
headquarters on Friday, Wakili said a discreet investigation led to the arrest
of the suspects who are currently helping to unravel circumstances surrounding
the incident.
Wakili added that the Command is also investigating an alleged case of
r*pe connected to the death, as a medical doctor at the Ningi General Hospital
confirmed signs of sexual assault on the deceased child.
Recall that the corpse of a two-year old girl was found wrapped in
clothes and dumped within the premises of a Mosque in an area known as Newada
in Ningi, headquarters of Ningi LGA two days ago.
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