A woman whose identity had not been ascertained has reportedly stabbed a baby girl to death in Imo State.
The suspect however blamed holy spirit for her action .
She was reportedly walked into a compound and stabbed the baby to death.
The incident happened on May 28, at Works Layout, Owerri, the state capital.
A video clip which has gone viral on social media showed the victim being interrogated by angry residents.
“Who be this girl? You carry knife kill person, kill small baby?” a voice yelled at the lady in pidgin English.
In the clip, the victim, about five-years-old, was seen being carried out of the compound by a woman believed to be her mother.
The mother of the victim, in tears, appeared to be taking the child to a hospital.
The angry residents descended on the suspect, a young lady in her late twenties.
She was clad in navy-blue jean trousers and a pink shirt with white stripes.
Asked why she committed the act, the light-skinned lady said she was sent by God to kill the child.
“It is God in Heaven that sent me. The Holy Spirit asked me to kill her,” she stated.
“Take me to the police station,” she said repeatedly.
“If I get there (police station), they should shoot me, do whatever they want with me.”
When contacted on Friday, the police spokesperson in Imo State, Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident but did not give the identity of the suspect.
Okoye said the young lady had been arrested, saying she would face the law after investigation.
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