The paraded suspects
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu –
The Enugu State Police Commissioner, CP Ahmed Ammani has ordered the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (SCIID) to commence a thorough investigation into the case of alleged conspiracy and murder of a newborn male child (infanticide), by the mother of the child.
The mother of the late child, identified as Ada Joy Okonkwo aged 18, and her mother, one Christiana Okonkwo of about 60 years old comitted the crime, at Olocha-Adogba in Awgu community of Awgu L.G.A., on November 7.
CP Ammani gave the order in a statement issued by police spokesperson, DSP Daniel Ndukwe.
He said preliminary investigation shows that the said mother of the newborn child used a kitchen knife to stab the child to death, following the counseling of her mother, moments after she was delivered of the baby at home.
Ndukwe said the child was taken to the hospital and confirmed dead by the doctors on duty, while the corpse was deposited in the mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
“The police commissioner, therefore, is urging the citizens of the community, particularly the women who carried out a peaceful demonstration to express their disgust over the act, to maintain peace, and avoid acts that could lead to the breakdown of law and order in the community”, he said.
