The Police in Panyam, Mangu Local Government Area of
Plateau, on Wednesday arrested a woman for allegedly killing her newly-born
baby girl.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the woman
(name withheld) allegedly killed her baby shortly after delivery.
It was gathered that the widow suffocated the baby with
clothes and dropped her in a pot.
“After dropping the baby in the big pot, she went to the
backyard of the family house and hid it before proceeding to the farm.
“But unfortunately for her, curious children, who were
playing around the backyard picked the pot to play with only to discover the
dead baby inside and quickly raised an alarm, ’’ NAN was told.
The incident, which happened on Wednesday, threw the town
into shock as people were seen in groups discussing the matter.
Williams Nkarang, Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Mangu,
who confirmed the incident, told NAN that the suspect had been arrested.
He said she would be prosecuted but that she was not in
good health.
“We got wind of the sad and unfortunate incident and
arrested the woman only to discover that she was bleeding from the delivery,”
Mr. Nkarang said.
He said the woman had been taken to hospital for
treatment.
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