The officers of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested an 18-year-old housewife for allegedly beating her stepdaughter to death.

The Command’s spokesman, SP Ahmad Wakil, who made the disclosure on Tuesday, said the suspect allegedly beat the 5-year-old girl, Hafsat Garba, to a pulp for smearing her clothes with faeces.

Wakil noted that the girl was rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital in Bauchi where she was confirmed dead.

He stated: “On 28th of September, 2023 at about 9:25 p.m., one Abdulaziz Adamu of Kandahar area Bauchi, reported at A’ Divisional Police Headquarters that the suspect had beaten up her stepdaughter.

“As a result, she sustained serious injuries on her body and on receiving the report, a team of detectives led by the DPO swung into action.

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“The team 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 a medical doctor.”

The police spokesperson added that the Command also arrested two members of a quasi-security outfit suspected of using force during an interrogation of three crime suspects and in the process one person died.

Wakil said the suspects – Joshua Yohana, Bitrus Iliya, and Yohana Abubakar – were interrogated over the alleged disappearance of the manhood of one Usman Sale in Sabon Garin Nabardo village.

He disclosed that Abubakar collapsed during interrogation and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he later died.

The police spokesman said those involved were promptly arrested while the corpse was released to the relatives of the deceased for burial.

“Investigation is still ongoing, after which the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution,” he added.

The Star