Widow Arrested For Presenting Baby As Husband’s Next Of Kin

The police have arrested a widow , Mrs Stella Ekwerekwu , for allegedly presenting a four -month -old baby boy as the next of kin of her late husband , Victor .

Our correspondent learnt that she would be arraigned today ( Friday ) .

The suspect , according to a petition to the Inspector General of Police , Mohammed Adamu , which was dated January 3 , 2020, by the deceased ’s brother , Charles Nwabufo , brought the baby a few hours before her husband ’s death.

The couple, who were natives of Onitsha , Anambra State , were said to have been married for 18 years without a child .

The accused was said to have a few hours after presenting the child to her dying husband , proceeded to the probate registry to register him as the man ’s next of kin .

The husband ’s family , who knew all along that the couple had no child , became suspicious and called for the woman ’s arrest .

In the petition sent to the IG , which necessitated Stella ’s arrest and subsequent detention , the petitioner alleged that his brother ’s wife, who could not bear a child during their marriage, appeared with the child on her brother ’s sick bed a few hours to his death , claiming that he was his son .

The man , who died on October 29 , 2019 , is still lying in the mortuary .

The police boss, who acted on the petition, directed the Intelligence Response Team Unit, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police , Abba Kyari, to act swiftly .

When contacted , Kyari said: 

“My brother , we are not allowed to comment on the case"