A chief magistrates' court in Katsina state has ordered a teenage girl and four others to be remanded in prison for allegedly killing a newborn baby.
A 45-year-old man identified as Muhammad Bello, a teenage girl and three others, have been remanded by the chief magistrates’ court in Katsina state for allegedly killing a newborn baby and reportedly feeding a dog with the corpse of the child.
A Police prosecutor, Altine Ragiji, told the court that the incident occurred at Saika village in Batsari local government area of the state, and according to him, a traditional ruler in the town reported to the police that a 15-year-old teenage girl gave birth to a child out of wedlock.
The accused persons were charged for “an act done with intent to prevent child being alive after birth” contrary to sections 85, 235 and 387 of the penal code.
Ragiji disclosed that upon investigations, Bello, Musa Bello (35); Umar Bello (27), and the girl’s mother, Faiza Umar (30), were arrested in connection with the case, adding that the accused persons confessed to have killed the baby and fed a dog with the assistance of the girl’s mother.
According to
TheCable News, the teenage mother further told the police that she was lured by one Musa Garba (30) to his farm and forcefully had a s*xual intercourse with her about 10 months ago.
“Since then, I missed my menstruation and later delivered,” the girl reportedly told the police during investigation.
The Chief Magistrate, Nura El-Ladan, said the case was brought to the court for cognisance, and directed the police to conduct further investigations on the matter, he also ordered that they be remanded in custody, and finally adjourned the case to August 8 for further mention.