The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a girl, Fatima Ibrahim, over the loss of life of her six-year-old stepson, Mubarak Ibrahim, in Kwaimawa neighborhood, Alkaleri Native Govt Space of the state.
The Police Public Family members Officer, SP Nafi’u Habib, disclosed this to reporters on Monday, pronouncing the kid allegedly started vomiting uncontrollably in a while after consuming a beverage given to him through the suspect.
In step with Habib, the boy’s circle of relatives rushed him to the Number one Well being Care Centre in Kwaimawa following the incident sooner than moving him to the Federal Scientific Centre FMC, Gombe, for additional remedy.
He mentioned clinical body of workers battled to save lots of the kid’s lifestyles for 8 days, however he was once showed useless on October 24, 2026.
The police spokesman defined that the suspect’s arrest adopted a document made through the Village Head of Kwaimawa, prompting detectives to begin an investigation into the cases surrounding the kid’s loss of life.
He added that Fatima has been remanded in police custody as investigations proceed.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, described the incident as heartbreaking and inhumane, assuring the bereaved circle of relatives that the command would pursue justice.