NSCDC investigates murder of toddler in Jigawa

The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is investigating the execution of a three-year-old miss successful the Kiyawa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

This is contained successful a connection connected Thursday successful Dutse by the command’s spokesperson, ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani.

The Command expressed heavy interest and condemnation implicit the tragic execution of the girl, a nonmigratory of Sabon Gari successful Kiyawa LGA, whose lifeless assemblage was discovered successful a adjacent bush.

“The unfortunate was declared missing by her parents connected Tuesday, 14th October 2025, astir 1100 hours.

“Sadly, connected Wednesday, 15th October 2025, astatine astir the aforesaid time, accusation reached the Kiyawa Divisional Office that the assemblage of the small miss had been recovered successful a adjacent bush with aggregate injuries.”

Tijjani said that upon receipt of the distress report, NSCDC unit successful the country swiftly mobilised to the country and evacuated the assemblage to infirmary for due aesculapian introspection and investigation.

According to him, the aesculapian introspection confirmed that the deceased was raped, molested, and murdered by yet-to-be-identified person(s).

“The bid condemned this inhuman and ungodly act,” Tijjani said.

The NSCDC Commandant successful the state, Mr Muhammad Kabiru, has directed the Intelligence and Investigation Department to enactment intimately with the Kiyawa Divisional Office and different information agencies to guarantee that the perpetrator(s) of the heinous enactment are arrested and brought to justice.

Tijjani said the remains of the deceased person been released to her household for burial.

While reassuring the nationalist of the command’s committedness to the extortion of lives and property, peculiarly the information of children and different susceptible members, the spokesperson urged residents to study immoderate suspicious question oregon persons to the nearest information formation. (NAN)

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