State Police Command, DSP Haruna Mohammed, Sunday, confirmed the arrest of four
suspects who allegedly killed a 25-year-old lady, one Rose Luka, through
abortion complications.
Disclosing this to newsmen in Bauchi, the PPRO gave the names of the suspects
as Hillary Joseph, Mudasshiru Bako, Nasiru Haruna and Hamisu Yashi.
He said the lady was buried in a shallow grave in the Bayan Gari area of the
metropolis by the suspects after administering an abortion medication to the
deceased.
According to Mohammed, the quack medicine seller, Bako, 30, of the same
address, who reportedly administered and sold the abortion drugs to the victim,
was also arrested.
He said, “On November 9, 2015 at about 17:00hrs,following intelligence report,
Police detectives attached to Tafawa Balewa housing Estate Division Bauchi
arrested four suspects in Bayan Gari Area who conspired and hurriedly buried a
25-year-old female, Rose Luka from Adamawa State in a shallow grave at a
compound in Bayan Gari.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim allegedly died as a result
of complications from abortion.
“The scene of crime was visited by Forensic experts attached to Criminal
investigation department and corpse exhumed, photographed and taken to Bauchi
University Teaching hospital for autopsy,” Mohammed added.
The PPRO further revealed that exhibits recovered from the suspects includes,
two Shovels, one sachet of Diclofene tablets, one sachet of menbendezalen with
four tablets, Daltic five tablets, Predimisolene Eight tablets, Bunto blood
tonic and a bottled water mixed with substance suspected to be drugs.
“All four suspects have been charged to Chief Magistrate Court 1, Bauchi and on
December 12, 2015, they will appear for prosecution,” Mohammed noted.