Police Arrests 3 housewives Attempting to Murder a Girl by Throwing her into a Well in Gayawa Kano State

The Kano State Police Command has arrested three
housewives in connection with the alleged attempted
murder of a girl.
The command’s spokesman, DSP Magaji Majiya,
confirmed the development to the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano.
He said that the girl was thrown into an old well in
Gayawa village, Ungoggo Local Government Area of the
state.
NAN learnt that the girl had spent two days inside the
well, where she was allegedly thrown into by her step-
mother, a week ago.The girl was subsequently rescued
alive by men of the state Fire Service.
Majiya said that the suspects were apprehended in the
village on Sunday following complain by the father of
the girl.
“We have arrested three women in connection
with the case and they are now in our custody
assisting us in our investigation.
“The Commissioner of Police, Mr Rabiu Yusuf has
directed the transfer of the case to the state
Criminal Investigation Department, for proper
investigation.”
Majiya added that the commissioner had ordered for
thorough investigation to ascertain the suspects
individual involvement in the case.