The Katsina state police command have arrested 15 year old Wosila
Halilu, her mother, Faiza Umar, 30, and three stepbrothers Muhammad
Bello, 45; Musa Bello, 35; Umar Bello, 27, for feeding her one-day old
baby which she conceived after she was raped, to their family dog at
Saika village in Batsari Local Government Area in the state.
According to Police investigations, Wosilat claimed
she was raped by a 27 year old farmer identified as Musa Garba last
year. Out of shame that she will be having a child out of wedlock, she
and her family members agreed she will get rid of the child once she
delivers. When she delivered, they fed her day old baby to their family
dog.
Their village head got wind of what they did and informed the police who
arrested them. Also arrested was the rapist Garba. They were all
arraigned before the Katsina state Magistrate court yesterday on a three
count charge of culpable homicide, criminal conspiracy and rape. The
Chief Magistrate, Nura El-Ladan, after listening to the case, instructed
the police to conduct further investigation and also ordered all the
suspects be remanded in police custody until the next hearing of the
case which is August 8th.
