19-year-old girl under pressure to start having children allegedly steals newborn baby
The police command in Kebbi has arrested Khadija Ibrahim, 19, for allegedly stealing a newborn baby in the Zuru area.
Bashir Usman, the command’s spokesman, in a statement on Sunday, alleged the teenager stole the baby while pretending to help the newborn’s mother.
“The incident occurred on 23rd July 2025, when the suspect, while pretending to assist Fatima Muhammad, who had just given birth, allegedly offered to fetch hot water but instead fled with the newborn,” he said.
According to the police, the suspect was under pressure to have a child, as some of her peers had already given birth.
“She consequently allegedly deceived her husband for about nine months into believing that she was pregnant and, after the birth of Fatima Muhammad’s baby, allegedly took the child and presented it to her husband as their own,” Mr Usman stated.
He added that the suspect was arrested on Friday following sustained investigation, noting that the baby was found and safely reunited with the biological mother.
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