The Ogun State Police
Command has arrested one Andrew Koku of Ayedere in Obada area of
Abeokuta for intentionally killing Precious Koku, his six-month-old daughter
.
The
Command's Spokesman, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed that "the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Adigbe Divisional Headquarters by the mother of the baby,
Omowumi Teleda
that she went out briefly to see her first child, who she had with her
ex-husband leaving the six month old baby behind with the father, only
for her to come back and meet the dead body of the child.
She
explained further that the baby was hale and hearty before she left
home and within an hour of her outing, the baby had dropped dead. This
made her to strongly suspect her husband who happened to be the only
person with the baby".
Oyeyemi further stated that "upon
her complaint, the DPO Adigbe Division CSP Sunday Oladipo detailed police detectives to the scene where the suspect was arrested on the
24th December.
On
interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime but claimed to be
suspecting that his wife wanted to leave him for her ex-husband and that
if that should happen, he will not be able to take care of the baby
and that was the reason why he decided to eliminate the child".
The
Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu has directed that the case be
transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and
Intelligence Department for proper investigation and prosecution of the suspect.
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