The Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Auwal Muhammad, has condemned the gruesome murder of an 18-month child who was thrown into a soakaway.
To this end, the commissioner has set up an investigative panel headed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Command, Yakubu Mohammed, to thoroughly probe the circumstances surrounding the murder of the boy.
The panel is also to work towards fishing out those directly or indirectly connected to the inhumane act and subsequently charge them to court.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, stated these in a press statement made available to journalists on Thursday.
Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, said the unfortunate incident happened on Saturday, August 19, 2023, after the child went missing only for his remains to be found in a soakaway.
He said that the toddler’s parents removed the corpse and buried it.
“The Commissioner of Police Bauchi State Command, CP Auwal Musa Muhammad, appealed to the general public to be calm as the Command is already tracking those suspected to be responsible for the gruesome murder of a baby boy in Bauchi and promised to leave no stone unturned until the victim gets justice.