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.
As benue State Police Command has take charge of the case which involved 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.
”After killing the baby, she
wrapped his remains in a polythene bag, put him in a carton and dumped
it at the popular UjiiragboRiver.
”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.
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