Police operatives attached to ‘D’ Division, Lafia, Nasarawa State, have arrested the duo of Abdulkadir Ahmed and Hassan Sabo of Ungwan Maina, Lafia for killing three weeks old child.
The spokesman of the Nasarawa State Police Command DSP Ramhan Nansel disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
He said the principal suspect Abdulkadir Ahmed had on October 11 asked his friend Hassan Sabo to lure the mother of the deceased, a woman he had earlier cohabited with, impregnated and sent away.
The mother was lured to Ahmed’s shop located opposite Correctional Facility, Lafia under the pretext of seeking reconciliation.
“Upon her arrival at the shop, Abdulkadir Ahmed took the child into his shop while Hassan Sabo engaged her in a discussion outside; suddenly the child screamed and went quiet.
“Abdulkadir Ahmed immediately came out of the shop and the mother enquired to know why the child screamed but was told that the child has gone to sleep.
“Not satisfied, she rushed into the shop and discovered the lifeless body of her child while the culprits immediately zoomed off on a motorcycle,” according to the police after preliminary investigation.
The police were notified and the body was swiftly evacuated to Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia where it was confirmed dead and subsequently deposited at the morgue for post-mortem examination.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Adesina Soyemi immediately ordered an intensive manhunt for the culprits; “the search paid off on 13/10/2022 at about 1230hrs when they were arrested after a painstaking investigation.
“The investigation is ongoing at State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia after which, the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution,” the police said.
