The Police in Delta State, South-south Nigeria, have declared a man wanted for allegedly killing his six-year-old daughter.
The suspect, Stanley Overmureye, allegedly killed his daughter, Sankey, on Saturday, the police spokesperson in the state, Bright Edafe, said in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday.
Mr Edafe, a superintendent of police said the police got wind of the killing through a brother of the suspect.
The suspect, according to Mr Edafe, fled after committing the crime.
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“The divisional police officer on receipt of the complaint detailed operatives who went to the scene at Uviama New Layout, Agbarho Ughelli North Local Government Area, and recovered the corpse of the little child whose head was smashed several times on the wall.
“The corpse was recovered and deposited at the mortuary. The father, who is the principal suspect, is currently at large,” the police said.
The police did not state the circumstances which led to the killing of the child.
“The Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda, saddened by this barbaric act, has ordered a serious manhunt for the fleeing suspect and assures members of the public that the suspect will be arrested and justice will be served.”
The police urged members of the public to volunteer information that could lead to the arrest of the fleeing suspect.
