A 25-year-old woman, identified as Mwuese Keleve, has been arrested by the police in Nasarawa State for the alleged murder of her three-day-old child in the Kadarko area of Keana Local Government Area, LGA of the state. The woman was said to have killed her baby and dumped the corpse in a river. I killed my 3-day-old child for no reason – Woman confesses.
Confirming the arrest in Lafia, the state capital, the state Police Public Relation Officer, PPRO, DSP Idirisu Kennedy, in an interview with Northern City News said the command received a report on Monday about the corpse of a baby found in a river in the Keana Local Government Area.
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I killed my 3-day-old child for no reason – Woman confesses
According to the police spokesperson, police detectives on Tuesday arrested the suspect who turned out to be the mother of the dead child. The police image-maker further noted that the suspect had confessed to committing the crime, but did not give any cogent reason for killing the baby.
Here’s what the PPRO said, “Based on the report from the preliminary investigation, the woman is sane and has admitted to committing the crime.”
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The suspect’s husband, Mr. Fanen Peter, commented on the sad incident, saying his wife took him by surprise. He explained that they had been married for 15 years with two children and the deceased was their third child. According to him, the deceased child had since been buried.
On his part, the paramount ruler, Kadoko of Kadarko, Chief Fabian Orugu, reacting to the incident, saying it was unfortunate.
The paramount ruler described Keleve’s action as a devilish act “which cannot be tolerated.”
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