Police Arrest Woman For Tossing One-Month-Old Baby In Ogun

The police in Ogun State has arrested a 35-year-old woman, Sukurat Olajoke for killing her one-month-old baby and dumping the corpse in the river. 

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement early in the week in Abeokuta.

Oyeyemi revealed that the suspect was arrested by policemen attached to the Enugada Divisional Headquarters, Abeokuta who saw her throw the baby into the river while on routine patrol.

“The suspicious behaviour of the woman, after throwing the object into the river attracted the policemen who quickly apprehended her for questioning.

“It was on interrogation that the suspect, who lives at Agboole Alakoye area of Igbo Ora in Oyo state, confessed that she threw into the river the corpse of her one-month-old baby, whom she killed out of frustration. 

“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 falling 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,” he said. 

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, 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.