Benue State Command of the Nigeria Police has
apprehended a 23- year old mother, Joy Iember Iorzua for allegedly
killing and dumping her two- day old baby boy, at the River Ujiiragbo,
in Gwer local government area of the state.
Saturday Vanguard gathered that the suspect was arrested at
Mbasa-Mbakine Gee council ward by members of the vigilante group
operating in the community who handed her over to the Police in Aliade,
the local government headquaters.
According to our
source, the suspect who lived along Ayua-Num street, in Aliade town,
was delivered of the baby a week ago and two days later, she allegedly
strangled the innocent baby to death.
”After
killing the baby, she wrapped his remains in a polythene bag, put him in
a carton and dumped it at the popular Ujiirag boRiver.
”The
dastardly killing was however exposed when members of the vigilante
group on patrol in the area, got wind of her action and her intention to
escape from the community for fear of being apprehended.
”They trailed and arrested her after which angry members of her
community descended heavily on her before handing her over to the Police
at Aliade.
”The truth is that this is not the
first time this type of allegation is being leveled against her, and
that was what prompted the angry reaction of the people who were
outraged by her action”.
When contacted, the
Divisional Police Officer, DPO, for Aliade, Suprintendent of Police
Bitrus Madani who confirmed the arrest, disclosed however that the
suspect had been transferred to the state command headquarters for
further interrogation.
Madani who expressed dismay
at the increasing crime wave in the local government area vowed that
the Police would not relent in its task of ensuring the safety of lives
and property of the people in the area.-Vanguard
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