An 18-month-old baby girl has been brutally killed by suspected assailants in a farm settlement in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State, prompting her father to demand justice.
The victim, the daughter of Mr. Bright Kalu, was reportedly beheaded at Agoti Settlement, a farming community in Idanre.
Kalu, a farmer from Abia State, said the tragic incident occurred on Monday, June 8, 2026, while he was working on a farm some distance from the settlement.
According to him, the toddler had been left in the care of her mother at their farm camp when the attack occurred.
Recounting the incident, Kalu said:
“On Monday, June 8, 2026, I was returning from a nearby camp where I had gone to buy food items when I met my wife looking distressed.
“When I asked what had happened, she told me that someone had attacked her at the camp. She managed to rescue three of our children, but one of them was missing.
“My elder brother, Ifeanyi Kalu, and I immediately followed her to the camp and began searching the area.
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“We did not find anyone, but we later discovered the lifeless body of my daughter behind our house. Her head had been severed.”
The grieving father appealed to the Ondo State Government, security agencies, and human rights organizations to ensure that those responsible for the killing are identified, arrested, and prosecuted.
He said the case was initially reported at Olofin Police Station in Idanre before being transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) at the Police Headquarters in Akure for further investigation.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, said a suspect had been arrested in connection with the crime.
Jimoh added that investigations were ongoing and assured that the suspect would be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigation.
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