An Edo young mother, Blessing Jonathan, has been arrested for throwing her 10-month-old baby, Prevail, into a river.
The state police spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this, said Jonathan initially reported her baby missing at a police station, only for investigations to reveal otherwise.
Edafe said “This lady succumbed to pressure from people calling her child a bastard. She took care of her baby for 10 months but couldn’t bear the ridicule. She then threw the baby into a river and reported the child as missing.
“Her confession came when the baby’s body was found floating and brought to the station,” Edafe said.
Blessing, while being paraded by the police, narrated how she was abandoned by the baby’s father, Ugo, and left to fend for herself and the child.
“I was angry and overwhelmed by the way people judged me. They called my child a bastard. I was the only one caring for him because his father abandoned us. I regret everything. That baby was my first and only child,” she said.
Edafe appealed to the public to be cautious with their words saying, “stigma can drive people to unimaginable actions.”
“Let’s be more empathetic and supportive to those facing challenges. The suspect is in custody as investigations continue,” he added.
