By Dele Ade
Operatives of the Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command, have arrested a 35-year-old woman, Sukurat Olajoke, who confessed to have killed her one-month-old baby and dumped the corpse of the baby inside Ogun river.
Olajoke was arrested by a patrol team for the Enugada Divisional Headquarters, Abeokuta, led by the DPO SP Baba Hamzat, as a result of her suspicious behaviour after throwing an object in a river.
A statement by the Public Relations Unit of the Command said the woman was arrested after she confessed to the crime.
She said the father of the baby rejected her and the baby, hence her decision to take the life of the baby.
Investigations revealed that the woman already has six children from different men while the father of the baby identified as Hakeem denied the paternity of the deceased baby.
The statement read: “it was on interrogation that the suspect, who lives at Agboole Alakoye area of Igbo Ora in Oyo State, confessed that it was the corpse of her one-month-old baby whom she had killed out of frustration that she threw into the river.
“She confessed further that, the person who is responsible for the pregnancy of the baby, rejected her and the baby, and since she has no means of taking care of the child, she decided to kill and throw her into the river.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect had given birth to six other children for three different men, before getting pregnant for one man simply identified as Hakeem who refused to accept the paternity of the child.
“The DPO later engaged the service of local divers, who helped in recovering the corpse of the child, and it has been deposited at the general hospital mortuary.”
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the homicide section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.