• Await suspect’s psychiatric report
Osun State Police Command, yesterday, disclosed that the two girls dumped inside a well by their mother in Osogbo, Osun State, have been evacuated.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Yemisi Opalola, said the mother of the girls has been arrested and detained at the police command.
The woman, simply identified as Omowumi, on Monday evening, dumped her two daughters inside a well, blaming hardship and frustration for her action.
She claimed that she was deported from Omar in the United Arab Emirate, and life had been difficult for her.
At the time, the woman claimed that the glory of her daughters had been used when she was away from home, hence the decision to throw them into the well.
The police said the two girls, Darasimi (8), and Desire (5), were evacuated, on Wednesday, and deposited at a mortuary in the state.
The police said: “We gathered that the incident happened as a result of her deportation from abroad. She didn’t deny dumping them inside the well. She admitted her action and the manner she talked gave us an insight into what they said about her mental status.
“Though, we didn’t believe until we ascertained that she really has a mental illness. She is currently in our custody. The girls have been exhumed, though they are dead. We were able to evacuate them on Wednesday.
“We are awaiting the report of the psychiatric test to establish the facts about her mental status,”
Opalola stated.
