The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 19-year-old lady, Esther Gambo, for allegedly luring two seven-year-old girls and subsequently killing them at a location. The command’s spokesman, CSP Ahmed Wakil, stated this in a press release on Thursday, explaining that the incident was reported on July 22, 2025, at about 3:00 pm. “A 19-year-old individual, Esther Gambo, 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. “A team of police officers, collaborating with local vigilante groups, promptly responded. They successfully recovered the deceased bodies of the young girls, apprehended Esther Gambo, and rescued a kidnapped newborn victim,” Wakil said. He further explained that preliminary investigations indicated that the accused “lured the girls, intending to obtain a newborn female child belonging to Nafisa Dahiru. Following her acquisition of the baby, Esther allegedly led the two girls to a nearby maize farm, where she unlawfully ended their lives with a machete before fleeing the scene.