By Ovat Abeng
Police Operatives attached to the 3-3 Divisional Headquarters Onitsha , the commercial city of Anambra State has arrested one Alfred Bassey (M) aged 40 over sudden death of his seven year-old child.
The incident took place at a construction site along Trans- Nkisi Layout, Onitsha, on December, 13th 2024 by 9am.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who discovered this in a statement in Awka on Friday, said the alleged father of the death child is a native of Abi local government area of Cross River State.
He said the arrest was in connection with the ongoing investigation of a reported case of the unfortunate incident.
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According to him, preliminary investigation reveals that the father of the victim forcibly took the minor from the mother and has been living with him in an uncompleted building at Trans-Nkisi Layout Onitsha.
Furthermore, on 11th December 2024, the lifeless body of the child was found in a soak away pit dug in the abandoned uncompleted building after the suspect left the child for an unknown destination. The body of the child was later recovered and taken to the hospital before he was confirmed dead by a doctor.
The State Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam saddened by this development admonished parents to prioritize the well-being of their children against any difference they may have had with their spouse to avoid exposing them to emotional and psychological trauma and/or death.
He further directs the immediate transfer of the Case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Awka, for a more detailed investigation.
