A man, Dansale Magaji, has been arrested by police for
allegedly raping his stepdaughter, Hauwa Ibrahim.
The seven-month old baby girl, it was gathered, was admitted
to the Turai Yar’Adua Maternity and Children Hospital, Katsina after she was
allegedly raped by Magaji about a week ago.
Hauwa was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday after a
referral from the General Hospital, Malumfashi where doctors confirmed that the
baby was raped.
The baby’s father, Ibrahim Nuhu, told journalists at the
premises of the hospital in Katsina on Thursday that the rape was committed at
Dangaski village in the Musawa Local Government Area of the state.
He said the baby’s mother, Zinai, had separated from him.
Ibrahim, who spoke in Hausa, said sometime last week, Zinai
approached him complaining that the baby had piles which had resulted in
bleeding in her private part and anus.
He said he took the baby to the General Hospital, Malumfashi
where the doctors after examining the baby insisted that the police should be
invited as it was a rape case and not piles as claimed by the mother.
The baby’s anus and vagina were said to have been injured
due to forceful penetration.
Hauwa was consequently referred to the children hospital for
further treatment while the police were called in.
Zinai said that sometime last week, she woke up to find
traces of blood and water in the baby’s private parts.
According to her, she assumed that the baby had piles.
“The following day
after I made the observation, Magaji gave me some clothes to wash, including
trousers stained with blood and semen,” she added.
Police sources in Katsina said Magaji had already been
arrested in connection with the incident.
The Katsina State Police Command spokesman, DSP Isah Gambo,
confirmed the incident, saying the issue would be addressed at a press
conference on Friday (today) by the police commissioner, Usman Abdullahi.
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