Stepmother, 19-year-old arrested over Bauchi children’s deaths

Police in Bauchi State have arrested a 23-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man regarding the separate deaths of two children. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the state police spokesperson, Nafiu Habib, confirmed the arrests in a statement released on Monday, October 26, 2026. The incidents occurred in the Alkaleri and Ganjuwa Local Government Areas.

Daily Post Nigeria reports that the first case involved a boy who allegedly fell ill after consuming a beverage provided by his stepmother, 23-year-old Fatima Ibrahim, in Kwaimawa village. The child reportedly experienced uncontrollable vomiting following the incident on October 16. After being treated at the Primary Health Care Centre in Kwaimawa and later transferred to the Federal Medical Centre in Gombe, the boy died on October 24. Police began investigating following a report from the Kwaimawa village head.

The second incident involved a five-year-old girl whose body was discovered in a water pit in Badaromo village. Daily Post Nigeria states that the girl's grandfather reported her missing around 7 pm on October 23, leading residents to conduct a search.

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