By Uzair Adam
Police in Adamawa State have detained a 19-year-old man for allegedly killing his newborn son in Mubi North Local Government Area.
SP Suleiman Nguroje, spokesperson for the Police Command, announced the arrest in Yola on Saturday.
The Daily Reality learned that the suspect, whose identity has not been disclosed, was taken into custody on November 8 after the baby’s mother, who is reportedly his girlfriend, filed a complaint.
She alleged that the suspect came to her residence to see the newborn but later took the baby, under the pretense of an errand, and killed him.
Nguroje reported that the suspect is accused of burying the infant’s body in the Girpata area of Mubi.
Following the arrest, Commissioner of Police Morris Dankombo has ordered the case to be escalated to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigation.