Residents of Karaworo-Lokoja, Kogi State detained a mother and housewife, identified as Barkisu Sulaiman, for reportedly throwing her newborn infant into a drainage.
According to City & Crime, she was detained on Tuesday after receiving a tip from a woman in Lokoja's Kabawa area who is alleged to be the suspect's close confidante.
“Touched by the condition of the abandoned baby, her friend rushed to an elderly man in Karaworo-Lokoja and confessed to him the crime committed by her friend (Barkisu).
A resident of Karaworo-Lokoja, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said ''She narrated to the elderly man that her friend (Barkisu) had once mentioned that she was carrying a seven-month pregnancy for one of her ailing husband’s servants residing in Adankolo-Lokoja,”
She also said that the purported father of her friend's baby, who is currently at large, disputed responsibility for the pregnancy and recommended her to terminate it.
Residents then took action against Barkisu, arresting her.
She allegedly confessed to throwing her one-day-old kid into the gutter after cheating on her sick spouse.
Paul Igweibuke, the Kogi State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, confirmed her detention on Wednesday.
Igweibuke stated, “She is in our custody, and an investigation is in progress.”
