Widow in police net for killing her own newborn

The police in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State are questioning a widow for allegedly snuffing life out of her new-born baby girl.

News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that the widow who was arrested on Wednesday suffocated the baby soon after delivery and hid her in a pot.

“After dropping the baby in the big pot, she went to the backyard of the family house and hid it before proceeding to the farm.

“But unfortunately for her, curious children, who were playing around the backyard picked the pot to play with only to discover the dead baby inside and quickly raised an alarm, ’’ NAN was told.

Mr. Williams Nkarang, Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Mangu while confirming the incident said that the woman has been taken into custody.

He however said that she is not in good health and has been taken to hospital for medical attention.

“We got wind of the sad and unfortunate incident and arrested the woman only to discover that she was bleeding from the delivery,” he said

He added that investigation would continue after she had fully recovered.

“She has told us about the man who impregnated her and we shall also take him into custody for questioning,” he revealed.