A man identified as John Depuun has been arrested by police for killing her daughter for sacrifice in Benue state.
The Chairman, Konshisha Local Government, Mrs Justina Ubebe confirmed the killing of the infant girl by her father as sacrificial offering in a village in Tse-Agberagba in the area.
Confirming the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Thursday in Makurdi, Ubebe described the act as ” strange and bizarre”. She said the act, which happened on Wednesday night, had already been reported to the police and that the culprit had been arrested.
Also, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Moses Yamu, said the culprit has been arrested and investigations were ongoing in the matter.