According to a press release issued by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, 19-year-old Esther from Lemoro Village in Toro Local Government Area, Bauchi State, reportedly enticed two seven-year-old girls, Khadija Sama’ila and A’isha Dahiru, from Unguwan Sarkin Yaki Village.

He revealed that upon receipt of the report, a team of police officers, collaborating with local vigilante groups, promptly responded and they successfully recovered the deceased bodies of the young girls, apprehended Esther Gambo, and rescued a kidnapped newborn victim.

The PPRO stated that the command Commissioner of Police Sani-Omolori Aliyu has emphasised the importance of upholding the law and maintaining public order within Bauchi State.

He expressed concern over recent actions that undermine legal principles and appealed to community members to refrain from taking the law into their own hands.