The Kano State Police Command, on Monday, rescued a 15-year-old girl who was kept locked in a room at the Darerawa Quarters of Fagge Local Government Area for 10 years.
WuzupNigeria gathered that the teenager, Aisha Jibrin, was locked away by her biological parents without proper feeding and healthcare, leaving her malnourished.
Abdullahi Kiyawa, the Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) of the Command, in a statement, confirmed the development.
He told newsmen that Aisha’s mother, Rabi Muhammad, has been taken into custody but the father is on the run.
The statement read:
“The Kano State Police Command wishes to inform members of the general public that on the 19/04/2021 at about 1100hrs, information received revealed that one Aisha Jibrin, ‘f’, 15 years old of Darerawa Quarters, Fagge LGA Kano State was solitarily confined for ten (10) years in a room by her biological parents, one Mohd Jibrin, ‘m’, and Rabi Mohd, ‘f’, of the same address inside their house without proper feeding and health care.
“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, fsi raised and instructed a Medical Team and a team of Detectives to proceed to the scene, rescue the victim and arrest the culprits.
“The teams immediately swung into action. The victim was rescued and rushed to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano and admitted”
He said the case has been transferred to the Police Criminal Investigation Department for investigation on the order of the police commissioner.
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