One Mrs. Gladys Emafuru, female, of Okunu village Jesse, Delta State, reported to the Police that her eight-day-old baby girl, has been killed by
her husband, the child step father, for ritual purposes.
State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Charles Muka, confirmed the incident and said the suspect, who is currently in police custody, confessed that he carried out the act on
the orders of a spiritualist in Ghana,
The PRO in confirmation said:
“One Mrs. Gladys Emafuru, lodged a complain with the police that "..... while sleeping with her eight-day- old baby girl, the
child’s step father walked into the
apartment and killed the baby with a cutlass, opened the stomach and
collected the intestines and other vital parts, concealed them in a black cellophane bag and was about escaping
to Ghana when he was caught.
