The police in Kebbi state have arrested a 20-year-old woman identified as Maryam Atiku, for allegedly burying her newborn baby girl alive. In a statement released on Wednesday, September 3, the spokesperson of the command, Nafiu Abubakar, said on June 25, 2025, at about 8pm., one Maryam Atiku, a 20-year-old resident of the Nasarawa area in Kamba, Dandi Local Government Area of Kebbi State, gave birth to a baby girl.
Abubakar said shortly after the delivery, Maryam allegedly tied the baby’s neck with three pieces of wrapper, covered her mouth, and transported her to a bush near Malam Yaro village. There, she reportedly dug a shallow grave and buried the baby alive.
‘’Fortunately, on June 26, 2025, at around 12:30 p.m., a farmer, Kabiru Muhammad, who was working on his farm near Malam Yaro village, noticed a suspicious patch of freshly disturbed soil. Sensing something unusual, he raised an alarm that drew the attention of nearby residents. Together, they exhumed the buried baby who was miraculously still alive and rushed her to the General Hospital in Kamba. She was immediately attended to by medical personnel and is now in stable condition.”
Abubakar said upon receiving the report, a team of detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Birnin Kebbi promptly began an investigation and successfully apprehended the suspect. During preliminary interrogation, Maryam Atiku confessed to the crime.
