Police exhume day old baby buried alive in Jigawa

The police in Jigawa State have exhumed a day old baby after it was buried for about 12 hours in a shallow grave in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman of the police in the state, SP Abdu Jinjiri, told our correspondent in Dutse that it was when the mother of […]

The police in Jigawa State have exhumed a day old baby after it was buried for about 12 hours in a shallow grave in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the state.

The spokesman of the police in the state, SP Abdu Jinjiri, told our correspondent in Dutse that it was when the mother of the baby, Hussaina Yusuf, 20, from Tosawa village, raised alarm in the morning after discovering that her baby was missing that police swung into action.

He said when the mother of the baby was interrogated, she told the police that she was suspecting her former husband, Ashiru Abubakar, 27, of Janbiri village for the crime.

According to him, Abubakar divorced Hussaina, but was meeting her later which resulted in a pregnancy. He added that in order to conceal the baby born out of wedlock, he sneaked into Hussaina’s house and stole the baby which he buried alive in the bush.

Jinjiri said when the suspect led the police to the shallow grave where the baby was burred, they exhumed the baby alive.

He added that the suspects had been arrested and presently undergoing preliminary interrogation for attempted culpable homicide in Birnin Kudu police division.