Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Habibu Bala of Ningi Local Government Area of the state for allegedly killing his five days old baby boy.
The suspect, who was paraded among others at the Police headquarters in Bauchi on Thursday, said that he committed the deadly act because of lack of money to organize naming ceremony.
Bala said, ” I killed my new baby because I don’t have money to organize naming ceremony but I regretted killing him”.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state Police Command, DSP Kamal Datti Abubakar, while parading the suspects, said, “On January 21, 2018, the suspect’s brother, one Musa Bala, reported at the Ningi Police Station that on the same date at about 2:30pm his younger brother used an insecticide known as ‘piya piya’ and poisoned his son by administering the chemical into the baby’s mouth.
“As a result, the baby became unconscious. He was later taken to Ningi General Hospital where the Medical doctor certified him dead.”
In a related development, a 17-year-old Nuhu Bulus of Toro Local Governemnt Area of the state was also arrested for allegedly killing his 65 years old father.
The PPRO said, “On January 17 this year, one Samaila Bulus and Musa Bulus both of who reside at Boloji Ward, Toro Local Government Area reported at Toro police station that on the same date at about 9:30pm, they left their 65 years old father, one Bulus Azi, with their younger brother, Nuhu Bulus, 17, but discovered on their return that the boy inflicted serious injuries on the father.”
Abubakar said that the suspect hit the man severally with metal pots and woods in the house which led to his death after being rushed to hospital by the other offspring.
In an interview with newsmen, Nuhu Bulus said that he was provoked by his father’s strange behaviour.
He said, “I killed my father because he provoked me with his strange behaviour, which led to a misunderstanding between us.”
He added that he was intoxicated by hard drugs when he committed the offense.
