A woman Chinazaekpere, 26, has been arrested for allegedly killing a six-month-old baby of her ex-lover in Umuahia, Abia State.
Chinazaekpere , claimed that she was angry that her former lover promised her marriage ,but failed to inform her that he was already married to another woman.
She told the police that the man allegedly impregnated her many time and compelled her to commit abortions. A source said that perhaps out of the desire to pay back her ex-lover ,she went after his six-month-old baby.
The suspect allegedly deceived an old woman who was taking care of the baby ,telling her that the baby’s mother needed him urgently and the old woman innocently handed the baby to her. Along the line, the baby got missing and the police were alerted. During investigation, the baby’s dead body was found in a gutter.
A family source ,Rose ,said the baby was strangulated by the suspect who dumbed him into the gutter .
According to Rose ,Chinaza as she is fondly called in the area thought that the old woman who handed the baby to her would not be able to identify her,but luck ran out on her as some neighbours who saw her when she entered the compound ,gave a vivid description of her and the police were invited.
A police source who spoke on the condition of anonymity as he was not supposed to speak with press ,said :
“We learnt the culprit visited the compound of the deceased,so we have to arrested her . She later confessed that she was a lover to the father of the deceased who betrayed her and out of provocation she killed the baby .Right now she is undergoing investigation .We have deposited the body in the morgue”.
The State Commissioner of
Police, Ene Okon, said the woman has been handed over to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for detailed investigation and that the woman would soon be charged to court.
