The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the deaths of two minors in the Alkaleri and Ganjuwa Local Government Areas of the state.
The command’s spokesperson, Nafiu Habib, made this known in a statement issued on Monday, adding that the suspects were arrested in connection with separate incidents involving a boy and a five-year-old girl.
Habib said the first incident occurred on October 16, 2026, when a boy allegedly drank a beverage given to him by his stepmother, identified as Fatima Ibrahim, 23, of Kwaimawa village.
According to the police spokesperson, the boy started vomiting uncontrollably shortly after taking the drink and was rushed to a Primary Health Care Centre in Kwaimawa before being transferred to the Federal Medical Centre, Gombe, for further treatment.
He said the child battled for his life for eight days but was later confirmed dead by a medical doctor on October 24.
“Following a report by the Village Head of Kwaimawa, detectives swung into action and arrested the suspect. She is now in custody as the investigation continues,” the statement partly read.
