A 24-year-old girl, Sophia Nkwor, has been arrested by the police in Delta state for allegedly drowning her one-year-old son in a well at Araya community, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State.
Sophia was paraded alongside suspects of various other crimes by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Abaniwonda Olufemi, at the State Command’s headquarters, Asaba on Thursday.
Parading the suspect, Commissioner Olufemi, said the incident happened on April 26.
He said: “On 28th of April 2024, a case of infanticide was reported at Oleh Division, that a suspect named Sofia Nkwor ‘f’ aged 24 years from Isoko South LGA, dumped her child of one year and one month old in a well along the road in Araya community Isoko South LGA.”
He said the body of the abandoned child was discovered by children who went to play around the scene of the crime.
The commissioner of police confirmed the immediate arrest of the mother of the child.
Olufemi added that investigation was still ongoing.
Giving reasons for her actions, Sophia Nkwor disclosed that she decided to kill the child because of her inability to cater for him.
She said the father of the child rejected him, adding that she was living with her grandmother in the community.
“l have no helper, it was only me that was taking care of the child
“I was the only one that was doing everything and l was tired of doing that.”
