The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested Fatima Muhammad Sani, 17, for allegedly conspiring with her 15-year-old sister, Zulaihat, to beat up a girl she accused of dating her husband.
The victim, Sa’adatu Abdurrahman Liman, 19, was said to have been lured by the two sisters to a house situated in the Gida Dubu area of Bauchi Local Government Area, where they subsequently beat her up before pouring hot water on her face.
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Wakil, while disclosing the case to journalists on Tuesday, said: “The 19-year-old girl was deceitfully brought into a house situated at Gida Dubu area of Bauchi by Fatima Muhammad Sani and her sister, Zulaihat Muhammad Sani, both of Gida Dubu area. They connived and beat Sa’adatu, and thereafter they poured hot water on her. The heinous act was perpetrated by the suspects on the account that the victim is dating Fatimah’s husband.”
According to Wakil, detectives attached to C Divisional Police Headquarters, Bauchi Metropolitan, acting on a tip-off, rescued the victim from further attacks and swiftly rushed her to the state’s Specialist Hospital for medical treatment on the same date after she sustained serious injuries to her neck and cheeks.
He affirmed that the suspects, who had confessed to the crime during interrogation, will soon be charged in court after the investigation has been concluded.