The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old pregnant housewife, identified as Khadija Adamu for allegedly beating to death, her five-year-old stepdaughter.
It was gathered that the teenager took the life of her stepdaughter for defecating on her body.
The Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Auwal Muhammad, made this known while parading the suspect before journalists at the command’s headquarters on Tuesday.
He said that the suspect, who was a resident of Kandahar area, was arrested following serious injuries she inflicted on the minor.
“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.
“Preliminary Investigation revealed that the suspect beat up the victim as a result of an allegation that she passed stool that spoiled her clothes and she sustained various degrees of injuries on her body,” he said.
According to him, during interrogation, the suspect confessed to the alleged offense against her without much argument.
He added that investigation is still ongoing, after which the suspect would be charged to court for the established offense accordingly.
