The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a woman, Fatima Ibrahim, over the death of her six-year-old stepson, Mubarak Ibrahim, in Kwaimawa neighborhood, Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafi’u Habib, disclosed this to journalists on Monday, saying the kid allegedly started vomiting uncontrollably shortly after consuming a beverage given to him by the suspect.
According to Habib, the boy’s household rushed him to the Primary Health Care Centre in Kwaimawa following the incident earlier than transferring him to the Federal Medical Centre FMC, Gombe, for additional remedy.
He mentioned medical personnel battled to avoid wasting the kid’s life for eight days, however he was confirmed useless on October 24, 2026.
The police spokesman defined that the suspect’s arrest adopted a report made by the Village Head of Kwaimawa, prompting detectives to begin an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the kid’s death.
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 household that the command would pursue justice.
