Police arrest woman and lover; they await arraignment after investigation
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Police have arrested one Balaraba Shehu, 30, and her lover Amadu Sale, 25, for burying alive a newborn baby she conceived out of wedlock.
Jigawa Police spokesperson, Lawan Shiisu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, who confirmed the arrest, said Shehu conspired with Sale to commit the crime.
He disclosed the body was exhumed from a grave Shehu dug near a toilet on their residential premises.
Shiisu recounted how, “on 2nd December, 2022, at about 2350hrs, Intel at Command’s disposal revealed that one Balaraba Shehu, 30-year-old, of Tsurma village, Kiyawa LGA is suspected to have given birth and buried the newborn baby.
“On receipt of the report, a team of policemen mobilised and proceeded to the scene of the crime.
“On arrival, detectives swung into action and exhumed the newborn baby from a grave dug near a toilet in their residence and where the suspected mother buried it. The baby was rushed to General Hospital Dutse, and certified dead by a medical doctor.
“The suspect was arrested and is now in police custody.”
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Suspects brace up for prosecution
“Preliminary investigation led to the arrest of one Amadu Sale alias Dan Kwairo, 25-year-old of Akar village in Kiyawa LGA.
“He (Amadu) was alleged to be responsible for the unwanted pregnancy of the said Balaraba and conspired to bury the baby after delivery,” Shiisu said, according to reporting by Vanguard.
He added state Police Commissioner Emmanuel Effiom has directed the case be transferred to the Investigative Department of the command, SCID Dutse, for further investigation.
“The suspects would be charged to court to face the full wrath of the law upon completion of investigation.”