A 23-year-old woman was on Tuesday arrested in Jigawa by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), for allegedly dumping her new born baby boy in a toilet in Hadeja town of Hadejia Local Government Area of the state.
The Corps Commandant in the state, Mr Muhammad Gidado, said in Dutse that the suspect was arrested carrying out a tip-off by patriotic citizens. He explained that the suspect gave birth to the baby on Sept. 1 around 11.30p.m and allegedly dumped it in the toilet.
Continue after the break.The Commandant stated that the suspect alleged that she was impregnated by way of a man who ordered her to dump the baby.
Gidado said the man has already been arrested, adding that “he confessed to committing the offence.
He explained that medical examination conducted at General Hospital, Hadejia, revealed that the suspect gave birth to the baby. He stated that efforts were being made to recoup the baby, which he said “could be dead by now as a result of hours it spent” in the toilet.
The commandant stated that the suspects would be charged to court after investigation had been concluded. [NAN] -
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