Nigeria, Dec. 12 -- The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Sahabi Rabi'u, for the gruesome murder of a nursing mother and her 10-month-old baby in Sheme village, Faskari Local Government Area.

Police spokesperson, Abubakar Aliyu, said in a statement on Thursday that Mr Rabi'u confessed to killing the 30-year-old woman and her child after allegedly conspiring with another man, now on the run.

According to the police, the suspect lured the victims to the outskirts of Sheme village where they were murdered, burnt, and dumped inside a nearby well.

Investigations by the police further indicated that the killing stemmed from a paternity dispute between the suspects and the victim.

"The bodies of the victims have be...