Bauchi police nab woman, 30, for abandoning own 6 day-old baby

RUTH DAVID, Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 30 year-old woman, Zainab Tukur, for allegedly abandoning her six day-old baby girl in a deep hole beside a tree before fleeing. The incident occurred in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state.

Reports say the mother wrapped the new born baby in a cloth, dumped it in a hole under a tree and fled. However luck ran out on her, as she later arrested by security operatives in the state.

Commenting on the incident, the Command’s Public Relation Officer, Haruna Mohammed said: “On the 19/10/2015 at about 0800 hours, following intelligence report, Police detectives attached to Soro Division discovered a six day-old baby abandoned and covered with a wrapper inside a deep hole under the tree at Gungura Village in Ganjuwa LGA of Bauchi State”.

According to him, “discreet investigation led to the arrest of the suspect one Zainab Tukur, a female and 30 years old of Kirfi LGA who incidentally is the mother of the child.”

The PPRO disclosed that police has commenced investigation to ascertain the motive behind her act after which she will be charged to Court for prosecution.

He said that the mother who was invited to the State police command for questioning, has since been taken to the Social Welfare with her baby.