Nigeria: Woman Gets Five-Year Jail Term for Killing Child

24 January 2013

Osogbo — A 30 year-old-woman, Yidiat Bakare has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by an Osogbo Magistrate Court for intentionally throwing her 3-months-old child into a river in Ifon-Osun, Orolu Local Government Area of Osun state.

The accused person, according to police prosecutor was said to have committed the offence on 10th January, 2013 after a misunderstanding with husband, Amodu Bakare.

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