Police nab woman for flogging her 1-year-old baby to death in Delta

Operatives of the Nigerian Police in Isiokolo, Ethiope-East Local Government Area of Delta State, have arrested a woman for flogging her one-year-old baby boy to death with a cane.

The incident took place in the Kokori community.

According to sources, the flogging was so severe that the little boy could not survive the beatings from the woman.

Neighbours and residents of the area described the lady as a frustrated woman and accused her of transferring aggression to the innocent child.

It was learnt that the woman became frustrated after the father of the child, a suspected internet fraudster, denied responsibility for her pregnancy. The woman had to bear the load of pregnancy all by herself until she delivered.

The sources further said, anytime the lady sees the child, she feels irritated, remembering the ill treatment from the father, the suspected Yahoo boy.

On the fateful day, it was gathered that the woman transferred her aggression to the child and flogged him to death even though he did not do anything wrong.

Neighbours tried to rescue the child, but it was too late, as he died before they rushed him to the hospital.

SP Bright Edafe, the State Police Public Relations Officer, had yet to respond to messages sent to him for confirmation of the report.