On April 28, 2024, the residents of the Araya community, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State were thrown into a state of shock following reports of a filicide.
The victim only identified as Destiny was reported to have been killed by his own mother, Sophia Nkwor. The young boy was said to have been drowned in a well in the Araya community, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State.
The unfortunate occurrence was confirmed by the State Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi who paraded the suspected before the newsmen at the State Police Headquarters on Thursday, May 2, 2024. He said that the lifeless body of Destiny was found floating at the surface of the well by some children who went close to the well to play.
The State Commissioner of Police, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi stated;
“On 28th of April 2024, a case of infanticide was reported at Oleh Division, that a suspect named Sofia Nkwor ‘f’ aged 24 years from Isoko South LGA, dumped her child of one year and one month old in a well along the road in Araya community Isoko South LGA. Children who went to play around the tree discovered the abandoned child floating on the well.”
The suspect, Sophia Nkwor upon speaking to the newsmen stated that she committed the hideous crime simply because she was unable to see to the needs of her son as she had been abandoned by the father of her son to be a single parent.
She also added that she lived with her grandmother in the community and perhaps, financial situations were not favorable, hence her reason to undertake the plan to eliminate her own son.
“l have no helper; it was only me that was taking care of the child; l was the only one that was doing everything and l was tired of doing that.”
Source: gistfella.com