Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps today (Tuesday), arrested a 23-year-old woman for
allegedly dumping her new born baby boy in a toilet in Hadeja town.
At a media briefing in Dutse, the State
Corps Commandant, Muhammad Gidado, said the suspect was arrested following a
tip-off by patriotic citizens. He added that the suspect delivered the baby on the
first of this month around 11.30p.m and allegedly dumped it in the toilet.
The Commandant said that the suspect
alleged that she was impregnated by a man who ordered her to dump the baby.
He further said that a medical
examination conducted at the General Hospital, Hadejia, to confirm that the
baby was actually delivered by the woman, while the father of the baby has been
arrested and has confessed to fathering the child.
The commandant said that the
suspects would be charged to court after investigation had been concluded.
As at the time of this report, efforts were being made
to recover the baby, which residents believe might have died after spending
hours in the toilet.
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