By Ahmed AHMED
Police Command in Bauchi State has arrested 24 year old housewife Furera Abubakar for murder of four day stepchild in Bantu village, Ningi, of Ningi Local government area of Bauchi State.
SP, Ahmed Wakil,The Command’s Spokesman stated this in a statement made available to our Correspondent on Tuesday in Bauchi.
He said operatives attached to Bauchi state police command have arrested Furera Abubakar 24yrs old of Bantu village, Ningi LGA for the offense of culpable homicide.
“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 murdered by the suspect Furera on the 19th of August, 2023 before the naming ceremony.
“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 insecticide liquid (Gramalin) and applied it to the unhealed baby’s umbilical cord.
“The liquid which was suspected to be corrosively affected, and led to the deterioration of the baby’s health eventually led to his death,” Wakil said.
The Spokesman said the investigation is discreetly ongoing, after which the suspect will be profiled and charged to court accordingly.