The infant , who is now eight months old , was allegedly violated by 30 - year -old Muktakar Muhammad , assisted by his wife.
Mrs. Buhari , who paid the baby a visit at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital , Kano State , described the rape case as man ’ s inhumanity to man .
She also commended the Kano State Government for taking measures to save the life of the minor .
The Emir of Kano, who visited the hospital earlier , urged security agencies and the state government to ensure that the culprits were brought to book .
The monarch consoled the parents of the baby and promised that the Emirate Council would do its best to ensure the welfare of the child and her parents .
The Kano State Commissioner for Information , Muhammad Garba , in a statement , said the state government had vowed to get justice for the baby .
Garba said , “ We are deeply saddened by a story of a six - month old baby girl , allegedly raped by a close confidant in Kano. The government of Kano says it will make whoever is found guilty the first to pay the supreme price of life imprisonment .
“ Already, ( Governor Abdullahi ) Ganduje has directed the state Ministry of Justice to handle the matter properly by ensuring that it is delivered to the letter .
“ Whoever is involved in this sordid sexual crime will be prosecuted under the relevant provision contained in the Kano State Penal Code Amendment Law , referred to as the ‘ Principal Law ’ as amended under section 283 . ”
The state government assured the baby ’ s parents and sympathisers that appropriate legal action would be taken , while promising that the state would bear the cost of the victim ’ s medical treatment .
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