The seven-month-old baby girl, Hauwa Ibrahim, raped by her
stepfather, Magaji Dansale, at Dangaski village in Musawa Local Government Area
of Katsina State, is dead.
The state Police Commissioner, Usman Abdullahi, confirmed to
journalists at a press conference in Katsina that the child died on Thursday
morning.
He said, “It is very sad and unfortunate. The seven-month
old baby girl, Hauwa Ibrahim, raped by her stepfather died this morning. The
case will now change from rape to homicide.
“The culprit, Dansale, will appear in court as soon as
investigation is completed on the incident. It is very, very sad.”
Sources told Northern City News that the baby girl had
earlier undergone successful surgery at the Turai Umar Yaradua Maternity and
Children Hospital, Katsina before complications led to her death.
The baby girl was admitted to the hospital about two weeks
ago after a referral from the General Hospital, Malumfashi where doctors
confirmed the alleged rape.
The baby’s father,
Ibrahim Nuhu, had told journalists that the baby’s mother, Zinai Magaji, had
separated from him and remarried to Dansale.
Ibrahim, who spoke in
Hausa, narrated that some time ago, Zinai complained that the baby had piles
which made her to bleed from her private parts.
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 pile 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.
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