Adamawa: Police Arrest Man For Killing Newborn

Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly killing a newborn in Mubi North Local Government Area of the state.

Adamawa Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement, in Yola, on Saturday.

SP Nguroje stated that personnel of the command “detained the suspect on Nov. 8 (Friday) over the alleged murder of the three-day-old baby boy”.

According to him, the mother of the three-day-old baby was allegedly the girlfriend of the suspect. He explained that the baby’s mother reported the unfortunate incident to the police.

“The suspect was accused by the complainant, who is his girlfriend, of murdering the three-day-old baby after she gave birth to it,” he said.

Nguroje explained that preliminary investigation showed that the suspect impregnated the complainant, and after giving birth, she called the suspect to come for his baby.

The Adamawa Police spokesman added that the suspect visited the complainant’s house during the night hours and carried the baby after he sent her on an errand.

The suspect allegedly killed the baby and buried the corpse in the Girpata area of Mubi.

According to him, the Commissioner of Police, Morris Dankombo, has ordered the case to be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CUD) for discreet investigation.