Stepmother allegedly brutalises 5-year-old girl for bed wetting in Bauchi

By Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi

Another housewife, Rabi Nuhu, in Magama Gumau, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi, has allegedly brutalised the body of a five-year-old girl for bed wetting.

Our correspondent gathered that the girl, a minor (name withheld), lost her mother about a year ago and lives with her father, Mohammed Umar, and his wife but has been subjected to violence.

Kabiru Mohammed Abdulkadir, a resident of the area and a human rights activist, narrated that the minor had been brutalised for about five days before the matter came to light.

Kabiru said, “To avoid issues with the stepmother, her father bought a separate mattress for her, but her stepmother didn’t stop the violence.

“The victim met her uncle to buy another mattress for her, saying that her stepmother had burnt her private part because she bed wet often. It was her uncle who escalated the matter and reported it to the Police.

“We also gathered that the suspect normally transfers aggression between her and the victim’s father to her.”

Speaking with the victim’s father, Mohammed Umar, who works with an online television station, said his wife had repeatedly complained about the child’s bedwetting, which prompted him to buy a separate mattress to avoid punishment.

Umar also explained that he initially believed his wife’s claim that hot tea had spilled on the girl after noticing the burns on her private part.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, CSP Mohammed Wakil, confirmed the incident, saying it was reported on September 13, 2025, at about 3:00 pm.

“The victim sustained burns on her lower abdomen, thighs, and buttocks,” Wakil disclosed.

He also added that the Commissioner of Police, Sani Omolori Aliyu, ordered her immediate arrest and directed that the case be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation.