A Lagos-based squatter,
petty trader named
Titilayo Odedele has been
charged for killing
her 2-year-old baby boy
over poverty.
She was charged with the
murder of her
own son at the Ebute- Meta
chief magistrate
court, in Lagos, western
Nigeria. Her plea
was not taken today.
The woman, a squatter in
one of the white
garment churches in
Ajagunro-Imota
Ikorodu in Ikorodu local
Government area of
Lagos state was alleged to
have killed her
two year-old son due to her
inability to raise
the boy alone.
The woman claimed she
had not seen the
father of the boy since his
birth. She was
caught by a herbalist while
she was
strangulating the boy in a
bush very close to
the church. The herbalist
was said to be
working on a farm. The
man arrested the
woman and raised an
alarm. The woman
was later handed over to
the police.
Odedele was thereafter
arraigned before
the court on a count charge
of murder
under section 221 of the
criminal code.
She has been ordered to be
remanded in
Kirikiri prisons pending the
advice of the
director of public
prosecution.
Her case has been
adjourned till Feb 3rd,
2014 for hearing.
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