The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, said it has recovered the body of baby from a waste disposal site in Dutse.
The spokesman of the corps in the state, Mr Adamu Shehu, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Monday, said the body was discovered by scavengers at about 10.am on Sunday at the Tukur Site quarters.
- No fresh communal clash between Ife, Modakeke — Police
- Niger tragedy: Kicked out by bandits, killed in boat mishap
He explained that, “On Sunday, May 16, 2021, I personally received a phone call from my plumber who lives in Tukur site, Dutse, that what looked like a dead baby neatly packaged in a sack was discovered by a group of boys while scavenging at a waste disposal site.
“Immediately, the NSCDC response team was mobilised to the scene and on arrival it was discovered that part of the body was already consumed by fire that was burning at the dump site.
“The body was handed over to the Ward Head of the area, Malam Bashir Tukur Jinjiri, for burial after due consultations.”
He said no arrest had been made in connection with the crime, but added that the command had begun thorough investigation with a view to arresting the perpetrator(s).
In another development, the NSCDC in Edo State arrested three suspects with 40,000 litres of diesel.
The state Commandant of the corps, Mr George Edem, who made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday, said they were arrested on Sunday with the 40,000 litres of AGO (diesel) concealed in a truck with registration number Lagos AKD 383 XG along the Benin-Auchi by-pass.
The commandant restated that the command was committed to ensuring that all vandals and economic saboteurs in the state were apprehended and brought to book.
The suspects who confessed to the crime told NAN that the adulterated diesel contained in cellophane bags was loaded by the roadside at Ahoada in Rivers State and that they were heading to Obajana in Kogi State.
Join Daily Trust WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You.
