Fatima Abubakar, 37 years old of Sanda, Makama B ward in Yola South local government area of the state has been arrested for torturing a two-year old girl and a little boy under her custody for urinating on her bed.
SP Suleiman Nguroje, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, who confirmed the arrest said the culprit was arrested following information from concerned community members.
Nguroje said neighbours reported that the woman was in the habit of torturing the kids and denying them food, adding that the suspect had warned them to stop interfering in her affairs.
Nguroje said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Morris Dankombo, had ordered that the accused be charged to court for prosecution.
The woman who is also the step-mother to the kids was said to have physically assaulted them and has confessed to committing the crime upon her arrest.
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