Police operatives in Kano State have arrested a mother, Rabi Mohammed, for locking up and starving her daughter for 10 years in Darerawa Quarters, Fagge Local Government Area of the state.
The woman and her husband, Mohammed Jibrin, locked up the minor within their house for 10 years without good healthcare and proper feeding.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, said police are working to arrest the husband.
He said good Samaritans reported the act to the police, leading to the rescue of the victim, adding that the victim was rushed to Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, Kano.
“On Monday, at about 1100hrs, the Kano State Police Command received information, which revealed that one Aisha Jibrin, 15 years old of Darerawa Quarters, Fagge LGA, Kano State was solitarily confined for 10 years in a room by her biological parents, one Mohd Jibrin and Rabi Mohammed of the same address inside their house without proper feeding and health care.
“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, Sama’ila Dikko, raised and instructed a medical team and a team of detectives to proceed to the scene, rescue the victim and arrest the culprits. The teams immediately swung into action. The victim was rescued and rushed to Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, Kano and was admitted”, he said.
He added that “One suspect named Rabi Mohammed, 35 years old, a mother to the victim, was arrested while efforts are in progress to arrest the father of the victim who is currently at large.”