Man Arrested After Wife Alleges He K!lled Four-Month-Old Baby Over Pre-Marriage Pr£gnancy
Man Arrested After Wife Alleges He Killed Four-Month-Old Baby Over Pre-Marriage Pregnancy
The command said the incident was reported at about 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at the Azare Divisional Police Headquarters.
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Muhammad Garba Ladan, over the alleged strangulation of his four-month-old daughter, Fatimah Muhammad, in Zirami, Azare, Bauchi State.
The command said the incident was reported at about 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at the Azare Divisional Police Headquarters.
According to a statement issued on Friday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, the infant’s 20-year-old mother brought her lifeless body to the police station after allegedly discovering her dead at home.
The woman reportedly told the police that she had left the baby sleeping at home while she went to a neighbour’s house for hairdressing.
She said that shortly after returning home, she discovered that the baby was no longer breathing and allegedly saw her husband, Garba Ladan, suspiciously coming out of the room.
The mother further alleged that her husband had previously made several unsuccessful attempts to kill the child.
According to the police, she linked the alleged attempts to the circumstances surrounding the pregnancy, which she said occurred before she and Garba Ladan subsequently got legally married.
Following the report, detectives attached to the Azare Division rushed the infant to the General Hospital, where a medical doctor on duty confirmed her death.
The doctor reportedly attributed the cause of death to strangulation.
The police subsequently arrested Garba Ladan, who is currently undergoing preliminary investigation.
The command said the infant’s remains were later released to her relatives for burial.
The police said the case is under investigation and would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Bauchi, for further investigation.
The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, condemned violence against children and urged residents to report suspected criminal activities to the police and other relevant authorities rather than taking the law into their own hands.
