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Family feeds dog with day-old baby

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The Kastina state Police Command is holding a family of five in its custody for allegedly feeding a day-old baby boy to a dog as meal.

The suspects in the incident which happened at Saika village in Batsari Local Government Area are a 15-year-old Wosila Halilu, her three stepbrothers and her mother.

It was alleged that Wosila, who is the mother of the baby, got pregnant after she was raped by a 27 year-old farmer, Musa Garba. She alleged that the farmer lured her into his farm where he committed the act.

Punch, July 20

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