The Kebbi state Police Command said, it has arrested one Maryam Atiku aged 20 yrs of Nasarawa area Kamba in Dandi Local Government Area of the State, who said to delivered a newborn baby girl.
In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Abubakar, said, the said Maryam on the 25th of June, 2025, tied her newborn baby with three pieces of wrappers around her neck, covered her mouth, conveyed the baby to Malam Yaro bush, dug a shallow hole and buried the baby alive.
The statement stated that, on the 26th June, 2025, at about 1230hrs, one Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad went to his farm located around Mallam Yaro village. While in the farm, he observed a disturbed patch of soil resembling a fresh grave which he raised an alarm that attracted the nearby people who rushed and assisted him in exhuming the baby alive.
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According to the statement, the baby was rushed to General Hospital, Kamba, where she received medical attention and was certified stable.
The statement said, on receipt of the report, a team of detectives attached to the State Criminal investigation Department (SCID), Birnin Kebbi, swiftly swung into action, and succeeded in arresting the suspect.
During preliminary investigation, the suspect confessed to the commission of crime.
Its said, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Bello Mohammed Sani, reiterated the Command’s zero tolerance for child abuse, exploitation and all forms of gender -based violence in the state.
The CP hereby called on the parents, guardians and community leaders to fear Allah in safeguarding the children under their care by resisting to compromise their future on the grounds of poverty or other factors.
The statement, upon completion of investigation, the suspect has been arraigned in court for prosecution with a view to serve as a deterrent to others.