Key Points:
- Police say a man named Taye turned himself in. Officers received him at Ebrumede Police Division.
- PPRO Bright Edafe says facts will follow an autopsy. He warns the team cannot name a cause yet.
- The child’s mum seeks clear answers on her daughter’s death. Community voices also raise claims and call for truth.
Taye has turned himself in to the police. Officers say he went to Ebrumede Police Division in Uvwie. He had left home after his 13-year-old child, Davina, died. The case has stirred grief across the area.
Police say they have not ruled on the cause. They will first run an autopsy on Davina. SP Bright Edafe shared that note via WhatsApp. He said, “We can’t say he killed her for now till after autopsy is carried out.”
Police confirm surrender, order autopsy
The Delta State Police Command has opened a fresh probe. Officers took Taye’s report and logged key notes. Detectives will review calls, dates, and where he stayed. They will also hear from family and neighbours.
The Command earlier arrested Taye’s wife. She says she left home for over a week. She says Davina looked fine before the trip. Police will test that claim against fresh facts.
For context on similar arrests, see this recent police arrest in Lagos murder. That case drew swift field checks and crowd tips.
Mother’s claim and community account
Sources in the area shared a tense backstory. They say Taye lives with a wife but not Davina’s mum. Davina’s mum, Miss Dorcas, raised the girl alone. She says Taye asked to host Davina for the school break.
The mum says calls came from Taye, his sister, and his wife. They told her they would care for Davina from then on. Later on, she says Davina called and begged to leave. Taye then took the phone and said she would adapt.
Dorcas says school would open this week. She asked for Davina’s return on Sunday. She then heard a grim call that a burial would take place. She ran to the family house and met a hard scene.
Dorcas says they beat her when she cried for her child. She says they then showed her fresh earth. A source says Taye later claimed Davina fell ill that same day. He says she died at a hospital and the family buried her.
What happens next
The Command will dig through each claim in turn. The autopsy report will set the first hard fact. Officers will then weigh fresh notes from each side. Civil groups want swift, clean work from the police.
The case also raises wider talk on Delta’s order. Many recall a new rulebook for public workers. That update drew buzz across the state this week. Read the Delta government dress code circular.
Bright Edafe says the team will brief the press soon. He urges calm and asks all sides to help. “Let the test speak,” he tells our Warri contact. “Then we will act on what the facts say.”
