THE Police in Benue State on Wednesday arraigned a 21-year-old mother, Nguse Nyita, before a Makurdi Magistrate’s Court for allegedly feeding her one-year-old child with herbicide and causing her death.
Police prosecutor, Inspector Samuel Itodo, told the court that Nguse of Agam Community in Logo LGA of Benue State was alleged to have committed the crime, an offence of culpable homicide.
He said the police received the report of the crime on May 16, 2023 and the accused was promptly arrested after which she voluntarily confessed to the crime during interrogation.
He added that Nguse offence’s offence contravened the penal code of Benue 2004.
The presiding magistrate, Mrs Ajuma Igama, did not take the plea of the accused for want of jurisdiction and adjourned the matter to June 21, 2023 for further mention. (NAN)
