A
couple in Kano State are in trouble for killing a three-day-old baby to
hide evidence that they had indulged in pre-marital sex.
A young couple has been arrested for killing their 3-day-old babyTo
cover up evidence of their pre-marital sex which is an abomination
according to Sharia Laws, an young couple in Kano State, Aminu Mustapha
and Faiza Haruna, have strangulated a 3-day-old baby girl in Rijiyar
Lemo in Fagge local government area of the state.
According to
Weekly Trust, the couple got married two months ago without anyone
knowing that the 17-year-old wife was pregnant until she gave birth to a
baby girl last weekend.
To hide the fact that they had engaged
in pre-marital sex before they got married, they allegedly killed the
baby and buried her in their neighbourhood.
A neighbour said Faiza delivered the baby at home without the help of any medical personnel.
"During
the pregnancy, she didn’t attend any antenatal clinic. It was we that
assisted her during child labour. She delivered the baby safely and we
assisted her with all the necessary cleaning up.
Hours after
giving birth, Faiza started telling people that the baby was sick. We
advised her to take the baby to hospital but three days later, she and
her husband returned home without the baby.
We drew the attention of Hisbah officials and they were arrested because we suspected foul play."
It was at the Hisbah office that Faiza confessed that she killed the baby.
The
Hisbah commandant in Fagge local government, Ustaz Salisu Umar, said
the couple killed the baby to cover up their premarital affairs.
In her confession, Faiza said:
"I
gave birth to the baby and killed her myself. I did so to avoid
embarrassment from members of our community. I was impregnated by my
husband before we got married.
I didn’t use anything; it was my bare hands that I used in killing her.
I went into my room when my husband was not around and strangulated her."
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