Thu. Mar 28th, 2024

I beat my 2 Months old Baby to death — Father confesses

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A 43-year-old suspect, identified as Sanjo has been arrested by the Osun State Government for killing his two months old baby.

According to the Commissioner for Women,  Children and Social Affairs, Barr. Olubukola Olaboopo in a statement issued by the Ministry’s Information Officer, Bolarinwa Adereti, Sanjo had been killing the children birthed by his wife.

The suspect, who lived at Alekunwodo area of the state capital, said he beat the baby to death unintentionally.

Sanjo said, “I got married to my wife in 2008 and God blessed us with five children. It was the third child that I beat, unintentionally, to death. My wife left the child with me while she was going out and the baby started crying. 

“I did all I could to placate her but she kept crying. Something just came upon me and I beat the two months old baby to death. I and my wife  buried the child on our farm land.”  

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