From Rose Ejembi, Makurdi.

The Benue State Police Command has said that the 20 year old house wife, Hadiza Mohammed who allegedly murdered her step daughter, Khadija Abdulrahman would face the full wrath of the law.

Recall that Mohammed, who is carrying a four months old pregnancy for the father of the deceased was arrested after the body of the the minor was found in an uncompleted building in the Wadata area of Makurdi last Wednesday.

The state police command revealed that the jealous housewife had already confessed to the crime adding that she might have decided to take the life of the minor after her husband confided in her his intention to bring back the child’s mother who he had earlier separated with as his wife.

Speaking to Saturday Sun weekend, Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Adat Ududo who described the act as very wicked disclosed that the suspect had already been taken to court and promised that the law would take its court in the matter.

“Individuals are very bad and wicked. Jeremiah 17:9-10 says the heart of a man is very wicked. People should be good and the community will be peaceful. The police is not happy to see this kind of crime. The law will certainly take its course in this. It is annoying. The woman is already in court to serve as a deterrent to others.”

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Also corroborating the comment of the DCP, Sarkin Hausawa Sparking, Makurdi Local Government Area, Alhaji Rayanu Sangami said the suspect confessed to the crime when she was held for questioning adding that but for his swift action, she would have been stoned to death by angry youths of the community.

It is true that she killed the child because she confessed to the crime. This is the first time we are experiencing this type of situation in this community. The woman in question married the father of the child three years after he divorced her mother. The youths almost took law into their hands but the leaders quickly wade into the matter and invited the police.

The Sarkin Hausawa appealed to the government and security agencies to ensure that justice is done in this matter to serve as a deterrent to others.

When our correspondent sought to speak with the suspect, she said she was not happy about the idea of bringing back the child’s mother adding her mother-in-law had invited her to mediate in a misunderstanding she had with her husband when the child suddenly disappeared only to be found in an uncompleted building.

Asked if she actually committed the crime she said, “my husband say na me kill the girl, so, wetin una want me to talk again?”