Fleeing Delta Man Who Allegedly K!lled And Buried 13-Year-Old Daughter Surrenders To Police

The Delta State Police Command has verified that a father, named Taye, who escaped after supposedly murdering and interring his 13-year-old daughter, has surrendered to authorities.

Taye stood accused of murdering and interring his daughter, known only as Davina, on September 7, 2025, following which he escaped alongside his family members.

He has now appeared at the Ebrumede Police Division situated in Uvwie Local Government Area.

This development follows the arrest of his wife by the police in relation to the matter. The wife of the suspect, who asserted that she had been away from home for more than a week, rejected any awareness of the girl’s demise, further noting that Davina appeared healthy prior to her departure from the residence.

The Public Relations Officer for the Delta State Police, SP Bright Edafe, affirmed this occurrence through a WhatsApp message.

He indicated that the inquiry continues to determine whether the suspect actually murdered his daughter.

Edafe said: “We can’t say he k!lled her for now till after autopsy is carried out.”

Community insiders report that the suspect, Taye, who maintains a marriage with a different woman, slayed his daughter, who had been borne by his former partner, named Miss Dorcas.

Insiders claim that the suspect had contacted Davina’s mother and asked for Davina to visit during the holiday period.

Recounting the sequence of events, an insider from the community explained, “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 di£d and was buried the same day. Yet, he is on the run.”

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