Mother allegedly suffocates newborn baby to death in Sokoto

A 19-year-old lady, Munirat Bagana, has been arrested
by the Sokoto state Police Command, for allegedly
suffocating her newborn baby.
Bagana, a Kebbi state indigene, however claimed
that she had a still-birth and the dead baby was
premature, Punch reports.

Parading the suspect before journalists, the
public relations officer of the Command, ASP
Cordelia Nwawe, said Bagana would be charged
after investigations are concluded.
Munirat Bagana claimed she had a still-birth (Photo credit:
Punch)
Adegokblog.com gathers that a 32-year-old man, Nnamdi
Nwafor, was also among the suspects paraded.
He reportedly specializes in stealing vehicles at
churches.
The suspect allegedly carries out his crimes by
stealing car keys from victims, after trailing them
to church.
He allegedly stole a Mercedes Benz at a Catholic
church along Ahmadu Bello Way in Sokoto; and

arrested with the vehicle in Kaduna.

Meanwhile, adegokblog .com previously reported that a
26-year-old woman killed her six-week-old baby
because she thought it was a 'devil' .
The woman moved from Senegal to Newcastle
with her elder daughter to reunite with her
husband. She suffered from a rare mental illness
known as Capgras Delusion, which caused her to
slit her child's throat.