Police arrest woman for beheading her child

Cross River police command has arrested a woman identified as Blessing Eno for allegedly beheading her 11-month-old son.

It was gathered that the incident happened on Tuesday at Ugep in the Yakur local government area of the state.

The circumstances surrounding the incident could not be immediately ascertained.

While confirming the incident, the state police command public relations officer, Irene Ugbo, said the woman had been arrested.

It was gathered that the police prevented a mob from lynching the woman by taking her into custody.