CRIME: POLICE ARREST BENUE WOMAN FOR KILLING 11-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER
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Sughshater Ushahemba, a resident of the Mbadyur council ward in Benue State’s Logo Local Government Area, is charged with poisoning her 11-month-old child.
Community members reported that early on Saturday morning, the woman allegedly fed the infant something that looked to be a chemical.
According to a different account, the mother claimed that the infant passed away early on Saturday morning after taking a high temperature.
It was said that the woman attempted to bury the child but was apprehended.
However, in a Monday interview with journalists, Logo LGA’s Paul Pevikyaa, the information officer, stated that the wife had earlier informed people that the infant had become ill at 12:31 am and had passed away two hours later.
He said, “When the woman was interviewed, she (the woman) said when they were asleep, around 12.31am, the baby started having high fever and that the body was so hot that she gave up within two hours.
“She said that the mistake she made was at day break, she failed to inform her neighbours of what happened in the night because there is a strong belief that when you have neighbours and when you are having difficulties at night, at least you can call your neighbours to help you and they can be your witness. But she never did that.”
However, the information officer stated that the woman eventually admitted to killing her child because the man who had been pregnant with her had abandoned her.
“So she tried burying the baby when the day broke. He stated that the infant was 11 months old.
Pevikyaa continued, “The woman claimed that her boyfriend had gotten her pregnant, and that after she gave birth to a daughter, the boy left her alone with the child.”
“She said she had been suffering with the child, and that was why she poisoned the baby by giving her a chemical that is used to spray grasses,” Pevikyaa said.
The suspect is presently being held, according to Catherine Anene, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Benue State Command, SP, who confirmed the occurrence in the meantime.
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