A 28-year-old mother, Joy Lember Lorzua has been arrested by the Benue
State Police for allegedly killing and dumping her two- day old baby
boy, at the River Ujiiragbo, in Gwer local government area of the state.
It was gathered that the suspect was arrested at Mbasa-Mbakine Gee
council ward by members of the vigilante group operating in the
community who handed her over to the Police in Aliade, the local
government headquaters.
According to a source,
the suspect who lived along Ayua-Num street, in
Aliade town, was said to have delivered of the baby a week ago and two
days later, she allegedly strangled the innocent baby to death.
”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”.
The Divisional Police Officer, DPO, for Aliade, Suprintendent of Police
Bitrus Madani when contacted confirmed the arrest, disclosed however
that the suspect had been transferred to the state command headquarters
for further interrogation.
Madani who expressed dismay at the increasing crime wave in the local
government area vowed that the Police would not relent in its task of
ensuring the safety of lives and property of the people in the area.
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