A 19-year-old woman, Khadija Ibrahim, is arrested in Kebbi State over an alleged newborn theft. Police say she took a baby shortly after the baby’s mother, Fatima Muhammad, gave birth, and then presented the newborn to her husband as if it were her own child.
The incidents are reported to have occurred in Zuru Local Government Area. The Daily Post Nigeria report adds that the alleged act follows a deception involving her husband over her pregnancy. Other outlets focus on the arrest and the claim that the suspect passed the newborn off as hers. All accounts cite statements from the Kebbi State Police Command and identify the spokesperson as SP Bashir Usman, describing the case and confirming the detention of the suspect pending further investigation.
Police do not report the outcome of the investigation or any charges at this stage, but the reports consistently describe the event as an attempt to conceal the child’s true parentage.
