The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 18-year-old pregnant housewife, Khadija Adamu, for allegedly beating her five-year-old stepdaughter to death for defecating on her body, News About Nigeria reports.
This was disclosed by the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Auwal Muhammad, while he paraded the suspect before journalists at the command’s headquarters on Tuesday.
According to him, the suspect, who is a resident of Kandahar area, a suburb of the Bauchi metropolis in Bauchi State, was arrested following serious injuries she inflicted on the minor which led to her death.
“On 28th September 2023 at about 9.25 pm, one Abdulaziz Adamu, male (38), of Kandahar area Bauchi, reported at A’ Divisional Police Headquarters that on the same date at about 4 pm, one Khadija Adamu, female (18) of the same address beat up her stepdaughter named Hafsat Garba female (5), as a result, she sustained serious injuries on her body.
“Upon receipt of the report, a team of detectives led by DPO swung into action, rushed to the scene, and moved the victim to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, for medical attention, where she was certified dead by the medical doctor.”
Auwal also revealed that preliminary investigation showed that the suspect beat up the victim as a result of an allegation that she defecated on her body, thereby ruining her clothes.
The Police Commissioner further stated that, upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to the alleged offence against her without much argument.
He also noted that investigation is still ongoing, after which the suspect would be charged to court for the established offence accordingly.
