Mother drowns one-year-old son in Delta

A 24-year-old woman, Sophia Nkwor, has reportedly drowned her one-year aged lad successful a good astatine Araya community, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State.

Sophia Nkwor was paraded alongside suspects of assorted different crimes by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Abaniwonda Olufemi, astatine the State Command’s headquarters, Asaba connected Thursday.

Olufemi said: “On 28th of April 2024, a lawsuit of infanticide was reported astatine Oleh Division, that a fishy named Sofia Nkwor ‘f’ aged 24 years from Isoko South LGA, dumped her kid of 1 twelvemonth and 1 period aged successful a good on the roadworthy successful Araya assemblage Isoko South LGA.”

He said the assemblage of the abandoned kid was discovered by children who went to play astir the country of the crime.

The commissioner of constabulary confirmed the contiguous apprehension of the parent of the child.

Olufemi added that probe was inactive ongoing.

Giving reasons for her actions, Sophia Nkwor disclosed that she decided to termination the kid due to the fact that of her inability to cater for him.

She said the begetter of the kid rejected him, adding that she was surviving with her grandma successful the community.

“l person nary helper, it was lone maine that was taking attraction of the child

“I was the lone 1 that was doing everything and l was bushed of doing that.”