Bauchi Police Arrest Woman Over Six-Year-Old Stepson’s Death

Bauchi State Police arrested Fatima Ibrahim after the death of her six-year-old stepson, Mubarak Ibrahim, in Kwaimawa community. Police spokesperson SP Nafi’u Habib said the boy began vomiting uncontrollably shortly after drinking a beverage allegedly given to him by the suspect. He received treatment for eight days at the Federal Medical Centre in Gombe and was pronounced dead on October 24, 2026. Fatima Ibrahim remains in police custody as investigators examine the circumstances of his death.