Mother Sentenced To 6 Years In Jail For Burying Her Only Child Alive

«§» 21 February 2013

A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, on Wednesday, sentenced an 18-year-old mother of one, Mrs Adeola Joseph, to six years imprisonment with hard labour for burying her only child alive for three days.



 Presiding Magistrate, Mr Olusola Aluko, held that the convict did not deserve to be in the midst of human beings and looked unperturbed by her criminal action, saying that “the convict is callous and may not change from her devilish act.”

 Mrs Joseph was said to have buried her only child, Fatia Nafiu, alive at her residence located at Ijetu area of Osogbo.

The Police Prosecutor, Mr Solomon Oladele, told the court that the convict, Mrs Joseph,  buried her child in the early hours of Monday, February 18, 2012 and the child was rescued after two days by a Good Samaritan, Prophetess Tunrayo Akinwande, who lived around the vicinity.

He said the timely intervention of Prophetess Akinwande and other residents of the area, who exhumed Fatia from the grave and took her to the hospital, salvaged the two-year old innocent child who was still alive after two days in the grave.

 Oladele maintained that the convict had, through her actions, committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Sections 320 (1) and 509 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34, vol 11, Laws of Osun State of Nigeria 2003.

The convict, who was arraigned on a three-count charge of attempted murder, felony and breach of peace, begged the court to temper justice with mercies.

She claimed that her parents were not favourably disposed to her marriage with the father of her child and had since been living alone without assistance from any individual, a development, which encouraged her to terminate the life of the baby.

 Also, the convict told the court that she decided to kill the baby due to her decision to relocate to Lagos in search of job and could not bear the responsibilities of the baby in addition with hers in Lagos.

Nigerian Tribune learnt that the convict had made several attempts to kill the child before her last botched attempt.

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Posted: at 21-02-2013 05:10 PM (11 years ago) | Hero

Wow. So somebody wicked pass my mother?

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Posted: at 21-02-2013 07:38 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

ur mother?

Posted: at 21-02-2013 09:04 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming

She wanted to go to Lagos to prostitute her self. Baby could ha e disturb her moves. Only six years in jail?

Posted: at 21-02-2013 09:11 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

u  lack public speaking etiquette must be a very foolish shameless stupid ungrateful brat 4 uttering such a statement, i pray u never give birth or else ur child just might take ur life.
as 4 dat wicked mother who burid her baby...mmmh  i wonder y 9ja justice system is becoming 2 lenient oooh, naso every1 go dey get away with crime haba dat woman deserves @least life in imprisonment nah wat stops her 4rm doing worst wen shes out or wont she still be bk on d streets hustling??? WTF NO 4KING RESPECT HUMAN LIFE WAT A 4KEDUP JUDICIAL SYSTEM, i think 9ja would be much better if we practice sharia law, even dis mumu rihanna hoe 4 done loose her tongue tonight

Posted: at 21-02-2013 09:47 PM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Hmmmmm

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Posted: at 21-02-2013 09:59 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero

18 is matured sef, come to South America, you will girls below 16 wit kids, by the time they gets to 25, u will see d person wit 5 kids frm different fathers some dnt even knw their biological popsy

Posted: at 21-02-2013 10:05 PM (11 years ago) | Upcoming

OMG

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Posted: at 21-02-2013 11:16 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero

she 's very  wicked n heartless. she deserve death penalty  evil mother...

Posted: at 21-02-2013 11:26 PM (11 years ago) | Newbie

your mother get mind ooh..so your mother dey very wicked..oooooooooo sorry ooh..if u no go wicked pass your mother so ..

Posted: at 21-02-2013 11:44 PM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero