Police in Kano have recovered a day old baby allegedly stolen by a housewife, Maryam Sadiq, and her husband, Abubakar Sadiq, who reside in Rijiyar Zaki Quarters, Kano.
DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa,spokesman of the command, in a signed statement, said Maryam confessed that the child was taken away from Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital, Kano.
She said her husband encouraged her to carry out the act because he is in need of a male child.
The police boss disclosed that the suspects reportedly organised a lavish party to celebrate the arrival of a male child in their family, adding that the action “triggered doubts since neighbours knew Maryam was not pregnant.”
According to him, the act was reported by “one Rabi’u Muhammad, ‘m’, of Gayawa Quarters, Ungogo LGA Kano, hinted that on the same day at about 0130hrs, one of his newly-born male twin babies was missing. “
He said :”Mr. Muhammad’s wife delivered of twins on the 07/09/2021 at Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital, Kano and was admitted”, adding that the sister in-law who was looking after the babies at the corridor of the Maternity ward slept off only to woke up and found one of the twin missing.Upon receiving the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, fsi, raised and instructed a team of detectives led by SP Daniel Itse Amah to rescue the victim and arrest the culprits.”
“The team immediately stormed the scene and launched a search. The Hospital was sealed off and thoroughly combed, but the child could not be found immediately. Sustained efforts coupled with intelligence sharing led to the arrest of one Maryam Sadiq, ‘f’, 22 years old, and her husband one Abubakar Sadiq, ‘m’, 50 years old, all of Rijiyar Zaki Quarters, Kano. The Child was recovered from them in their home.”
He said the baby has been re-united with his parents,adding that the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, has ordered that the case be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Command for discreet investigation.
