Police exhume baby buried alive by grandfather in Bauchi

“On 16/09/2020 at about 10:00hrs, in a joint operation between the police and human rights organization, one Hafsat Bawada ‘f’, aged 17 years of Rimin Zayam Toro L.G.A Bauchi was brought to Divisional Headquarters Toro. She was alleged to have given birth to a male child on 14/09/2020 at about 02:00hrs after which her father Bawada Audu ‘m’ 50yrs of same address seized the child and buried the baby behind his house.

“Upon receiving of the report, the baby was exhumed and rushed to General hospital where he was pronounced dead by a medical doctor. However, Hafsat pointed one Danjuma Malam Uba ‘m’ of the same address to have “had carnal knowledge with her” butat large. Hafsat, and the corpse were released to the village head of Rimin Ziyam for burial. Suspect has been arrested and confessed to the crime,” the PPRO said.

Although the PPRO told Vanguard in a telephone interview that the reason for the grandfather’s action was yet unknown, he assured that as soon as the case is transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department at the Command headquarters, more information regarding the case will be released to the public.