A 42-year-old grandmother, Temitope Akinola has been arrested for
killing her grandchild because of the hatred she has for her
son-in-law.
The suspect, a resident of Isote area of Sagamu town, Sagamu Local
Government area of the state, was arrested on Nov. 21 by operatives of
the command.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ogun State Police Command
Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Sunday said the grandmother was
arrested, following the information received by the police in Sagamu
division that the baby left in care of the suspect by her mother had
been found dead.
The PPRO said the mother of the baby was reported to have gone to the
bathroom only to return and discover the lifeless body of her baby.
Oyeyemi stated that upon receiving the information, the Divisional
Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Sagamu, Okiki Agunbiade, dispatched
detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested.
According to Oyeyemi, upon interrogation, the suspect admitted
poisoning and killing the baby because she did not like her daughter
getting married to the father of the baby.
โShe confessed further that she had attempted to terminate the
pregnancy, but her pastor had warned her against it, hence she waited
for her daughter to deliver before carrying out her devilish
intention. She explained further that she poisoned the baby with a
deadly insecticide known as Sniper,โ he said.
Oyeyemi stated that the corpse of the baby had been deposited at the
morgue of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu
for autopsy.
He added that the suspect had been transferred to the homicide section
of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department
(SCIID) for further investigation and prosecution.
