Sunday, December 14, 2025 - The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man identified as Sahabi Rabi’u for allegedly killing a nursing mother and her 10-month-old baby in Sheme village, Faskari Local Government Area.
Police spokesperson, Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the arrest in
a statement which revealed the suspect confessed to committing the crime
alongside an accomplice who is currently on the run.
According to the police, Rabi’u lured
the 30-year-old woman and her infant to the outskirts of Sheme village where
they were brutally murdered, the suspect allegedly burned both bodies and
dumped the remains inside a well.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the attack stemmed
from a dispute over the paternity of the child.
The bodies of the victims have been recovered “Efforts are
ongoing to apprehend the fleeing accomplice,” the statement said.
Katsina State Commissioner of Police, Bello Shehu, condemned
the incident as “barbaric and inhumane,”
He called on residents to provide credible information
that could help in arresting the second suspect, pledging that all information
shared would be treated with utmost confidentiality.
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