A teenage mother identified as Ada Joy Okonkwo and her mother Christiana Okonkwo, aged 60 have been arrested by the Enugu State Police Command on Friday over the death of Ada’s newborn.
According to a statement signed by the Command’s spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, the 18-year-old girl conspired with her mother to murder the newborn at Olocha-Adogba in Awgu community, Awgu Local Government Area of the state.
The Command’s Commissioner, CP Ahmed Ammani, has ordered the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (SCIID) to investigate the case, which reportedly happened on 7th November 2022, at about 1 pm.
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The police boss has also condemned the act describing it as despicable and abominable.
The statement revealed, “Preliminary investigation shows that the said mother of the newborn male child used a kitchen knife to stab the child to death, following the counseling of her mother,” adding that the incident happened “moments after she was delivered of the baby at home.”
The Command’s spokesman said the child was taken to the hospital and confirmed dead by the doctors on duty, noting that the corpse had been deposited in the mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
Meanwhile, Ndukwe said that the Commissioner has called on citizens of the community, particularly the women who carried out a peaceful demonstration, to express their disgust over the act, to maintain peace, and avoid acts that could lead to the breakdown of law and order in the community.