A tragic incident in Delta State has led to a police search for Sankey Ovemureye, who allegedly murdered his six-year-old daughter, Abigail Stanley.
The police spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, confirmed the incident on X, stating that the suspect’s brother reported the crime.
The statement partly read, “The DPO on receipt of the complaint, detailed operatives who went to the scene at Uviama New Layout, Agbarho Ughelli North LGA, and recovered the corpse of the little child whose head was smashed several times on the wall. The corpse was recovered and deposited at the mortuary.
“The father, who is the principal suspect, is currently at large.”
The state’s Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, was said to have ordered “a serious manhunt for the fleeing suspect” and assured the public that the suspect would be arrested and justice would be served.
Abaniwonda was also said to have urged anyone with useful information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect to report to the nearest police station.
