Tragic Incident: Young Father Accused of Taking the Life of His Newborn in Adamawa

Police are looking into an incident where Aliyu has stated that after his girlfriend urged him multiple times concerning the baby, he visited her home at night. After directing her to run an errand, he took the three-day-old infant away.

  

A 19-year-old named Aliyu Yaro from Adamawa State is facing allegations of murdering his newborn child.

The tragic event transpired in Mubi, a town in northern Adamawa, where the young father, Aliyu, was called upon by his girlfriend, who was overwhelmed and insisted he take responsibility for their child.

In his account during police questioning, Aliyu indicated that he decided to visit his girlfriend after receiving her repeated requests regarding the baby. When he arrived, he sent her out on an errand and took the three-day-old infant with him.

He acknowledged that he brought the baby to his residence, where he fed her sour milk, which he claims resulted in her death by the next morning.

Following the infant’s death, he stated that he buried the body around 9:00 p.m. in the Girpata region of Mubi.

Aliyu also mentioned that he was responsible for his girlfriend Safiya’s pregnancy and that after the birth, Safiya frequently insisted that he take care of the child. He alleged that she threatened to harm or abandon the baby if he failed to act, which prompted his actions.

According to SP Suleiman Nguroje, the state Police Public Relations Officer, the Police Commissioner, Morris Dankombo, has directed that the matter be escalated to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for more detailed inquiry and legal proceedings against both Aliyu and Safiya.