Crime
JUST IN: Baby buried alive in Benue forest
Some hunters have found a baby reportedly buried alive in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State.
The incident, according to a resident of the local government who simply identified himself as Terna happened in the Ashav Kusuv community.
Terna said that hunters found her and brought her alive from the forest where she was buried alive.
“Some hunters on Saturday found a baby girl and said that they found her buried alive in a forest. The baby is currently being taken care of at Ashav Kusuv community,” he said.
Chairman of the local government, lorkyaan Agber who spoke to our correspondent on the phone on Sunday confirmed the report and stated that the baby was found in a forest by some hunters.
“Some hunters indeed found a baby in the forest but we are investigating to know who went and dropped a baby in the forest and the reason for doing that,” he said.
Efforts to get the reaction of the Benue Police Spokesperson, Catherine Anene, were not successful as her phone rang out. (Courtesy, excluding headline, The PUNCH)
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