Khadija Adamu, an 18-year-old housewife, and a resident of Kandahar in Bauchi metropolis allegedly beat her 5-year-old stepdaughter identified as Hafsat Garba to death.
The suspect was alleged to have repeatedly beaten the minor resulting in severe injuries and later confirmed dead by a doctor at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH).
The Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, CP Auwal Musa Muhammad, said during a news conference at the Bauchi police headquarters on Tuesday.
CP Muhammed revealed that Khadija’s inhuman act was reported to the command by one Abdulaziz Adamu which led to her subsequent arrest where she confessed to the crime.
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“On 28/9/2023 at about 21:25hrs, one Abdulaziz Adamu (male) aged 38yrs of Kandahar area Bauchi, reported at A’ Divisional Police Headquarters that on the same date, one Khadija Adamu (female) aged 18yrs of the same address beat up her stepdaughter named “Hafsat Garba” (female) aged 5yrs old, as a result, she sustained severe injuries on her body,” the CP stated.
“Upon receiving the report, a team of detectives led by DPO swung into action, rushed to the scene, and transferred the victim to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) Bauchi for medical treatment, where she was pronounced dead by the medical doctor.”
“The preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect beat up the victim due to an alleged pass-stood that ruined her clothes, and she sustained various degrees of injuries on her body. Without much argument, the suspect confessed to the alleged offence against her during interrogation.”
The commissioner noted that the investigation is ongoing, after which the suspect would be charged to court for the established offence accordingly.
