The Kastina State
Police Command is holding a family of five in its custody for allegedly feeding
a day-old baby boy to a dog as meal.
The incident happened
at Saika village in Batsari Local Government Area.
The suspects include
15-year-old Wosila Halilu, her three stepbrothers and her mother.
It was alleged that
Wosila, who is the mother of the baby, got pregnant after she was raped by a 27
year-old farmer, Musa Garba. She alleged that the farmer lured her into his
farm where he committed the act.
Police sources said the
family viewed the pregnancy and subsequent delivery of the baby as shameful,
since she was not married.
They, therefore, held a
meeting where it was alleged that Wosila’s mother and her step brothers decided
that the baby should be fed to a dog.
The village head of
Saika, known as Dakacin Seika, reported the incident to the police, leading to
the arrest of the family and the the farmer.
Garba is in police
custody for alleged rape.
The culprits were
brought before a Kastina Magistrate Court on three count of culpable homicide,
criminal conspiracy and rape. The prosecution said the offences were in
contravention of sections 235, 387 and 85 of the Penal code.
Magistrate Nura Ladan
ordered further investigation into the incident. He directed that the suspects
be remanded in police custody until the case comes up for further hearing on
August 8, 2016.
-Punch
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