Kogiflame
The Kogi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday arrested a housewife who threw her newborn baby boy into a gutter at Karaworo residents in Lokoja..
It was reliably gathered that, the housewife, identified as Barikisu Sulaiman, had been dating a man in Adankolo after her husband fell ill.
She was arrested following a tip-off by her close friend in Kabawa, Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State.
It was further gathered that the friend, moved by the condition of the abandoned baby, informed an elderly man in Karaworo and confessed that her friend (Barikisu) once told her she was seven months pregnant for one of her husband’s boys residing in Adankolo.
The husband’s boy, identified as Angulu Namama, who is currently at large, reportedly rejected the pregnancy and advised her (Barikisu) to abort the unwanted pregnancy.
Barikisu confessed that she threw her one-day-old infant into the gutter beside her window shortly after delivering him at home because she had cheated on her sick husband.
Meanwhile, the Kogi State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Paul Igwebuike confirming the incident to newsmen said that the suspect, Barikisu Sulaiman, is now in their custody.
“The woman was handed over to my command by the Ministry of Women Affairs, Kogi State. The crime of the woman is that she had been married to another man, with whom she has six children. The man suffered a spinal cord injury, which has rendered him invalid.
“Unfortunately, she became pregnant out of wedlock. She later threw her baby from upstairs due to the circumstances surrounding her pregnancy. We are keeping her in custody as NSCDC is collaborating with the Ministry of Women Affairs to ensure sanity in our state,” he stated.
