A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Makurdi on Friday ordered the remand of a 21-year-old woman, Doowuese Paul, at the Makurdi Correctional Centre over the alleged killing of her one-month-old son, Terhile Chupa.

Paul, a resident of No. 113, Ikyese Street, Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, is facing a charge of culpable homicide.

When the matter was called, the Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Regina Alashi, declined to take the defendant’s plea, citing lack of jurisdiction. The case was subsequently adjourned to March 12, 2026, for further mention.

Earlier, the prosecuting officer, Insp. Friday Kanshio, informed the court that the case was transferred from the ‘B’ Division Police Station in Gboko to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Makurdi, through an official letter.

According to the prosecution, police in Gboko received a distress call on December 14, 2025, from an unidentified caller at No. 27 Kajo ‘C’ Street, Gboko East, alleging that the defendant had strangled her one-month-old baby at the residence of a friend, Ashiekaa Shieminenge.

The prosecutor stated that the defendant was arrested following investigations and that the alleged offence contravenes Section 222 of the Penal Code Law of Benue State, 2004.