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Police Arrest 21-year-old Mother For Allegedly Killing Her Newborn Baby In Ogun State (Photo)
A 21-year-old lady has been apprehended and arrested by the Police for the alleged murder of her newborn baby.
The young lady, identified as Esther Ojuko, was arrested for allegedly killing her newborn baby girl in Sango-Ota area of Ogun State.
On Sunday, November 26, 2023, neighbors of the Oyede Avenue Plaza in Sango-Ota found the rotting corpse of a newborn infant in their neighborhood and detained the culprit.
According to a police source, the suspect, who was thought to have delivered the baby alive, reportedly murdered her by putting her in a bag and tossing her into a neighboring complex.
When a stink started to dominate the region, several locals began examining the surroundings to identify the cause of the bad odor.
A resident subsequently discovered that the stink was coming from a bag behind a nearby compound.
When the event was discovered, one of the residents, named only as Ogunmuyiwa, was claimed to have gone to the Sango-Ota Police Division to report it.
According to a police source, the mother was perhaps mentally ill at the time of the crime.
Omolola Odutola, a spokesperson for the state police command, confirmed the event to the magazine on Monday, November 7, and said the mother had been detained.
