Fleeing Delta man who allegedly killed, buried 13-year-old daughter surrenders to police

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Taye, a man who went on the run after allegedly killing and burying his 13-year-old daughter, has handed himself in, according to confirmation from the Delta State Police Command.

Taye was accused of killing and burying his daughter, Davina, on September 7, 2027, and then running away with his family.

However, he has reported himself to the Uvwie Local Government Area’s Ebrumede Police Division. This comes after his wife was taken into custody by the police due to the incident.

In a Whatsapp message to our correspondent in Warri, SP Bright Edafe, the public relations officer for the Delta State Police, confirmed the development.

However, he clarified that an investigation is still on to determine whether the suspect killed his daughter.

“We can’t say he killed her for now till after autopsy is carried out,” Edafe said.

After the event, Taye and members of his family
fled, but his wife was arrested by the police.

The suspect’s wife denied knowing of the girl’s death, claiming that Davina was okay when she left the house and that she had been traveling for more than a week.

A comprehensive probe into the incident is being demanded by civil rights activists. They maintain that the victim’s wife has inquiries regarding the small girl’s unexplained death as well.

According to community sources, the suspect, Taye, who is married to another woman, killed his daughter, Miss Dorcas, who was born to his baby mama.

According to information obtained, the suspect had called Davina’s mother and asked whether Davina could spend the holidays with her.

Narrating what happened, a source in the community said, “The mother, Miss Docas, who has been single-handedly taking care of her daughter for the past 13 years, obliged the father who is already married, to have the child at least for the holidays for father and daughter bonding.

“There are voice notes of calls the said father, his sister, and wife made to the mother of Davina saying they want to take care of the child and the mother would never set eyes on Davina again.

“The child was alleged to have been going through emotional stress, which she could not say out as she was caged in the house by her father, the wife, and others.

“Last week, the said Davina picked up the father’s phone and called the mother, Miss Dorcas, telling the mother to come carry her away from the fathers house but the father intercepted the call and told the mother not to mind her, that she would adapt to her new environment.

“The mother insisted that school would resume this Monday and she wants her daughter to return so she could resume with her mates being that she had been the only one struggling with her daughter for 13 years as the said father had never been concerned about her and the child since she was given birth to.

“The family of the man told Miss Dorcas that they would not bring the child to her, but the mother insisted that the child should return on Sunday, 7th September, so she could resume school. That same Sunday, someone called the mother and informed her that her daughter, Davina, was about to be buried.

“She left Udu Road and rushed to the family compound of her baby father requesting to carry her child, who wasn’t sick, only for the man and his sister to beat her up and later showed her where they just buried her daughter without any explanation.

“The devastated woman was confused, and she fainted. When she was resuscitated yesterday, I was contacted, and we lodged a complaint at the Ebrumede Police Station demanding explanation as to the sudden death and burial of Davina.

“Late yesterday night, the police located the house at Ugbolokposo, but the entire family ran away, and the wife of Taye was arrested.

“She confessed to having left the house a week ago, saying Davina was fine and okay but doesn’t know what happened to Davina. The husband who is on the run said the child took ill on Sunday, 7th September. According to him, he rushed her to the hospital, but she later died and was buried the same day. Yet, he is on the run.”

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