Bayelsa Woman Drowns Daughter After Ignoring Her Warnings to Stay Away from River- Ekohotblog

Mother drowns daughter, Rachael, in Bayelsa after repeated warnings to stay away from the river.
Stella admits to the tragic act, expressing regret after her child’s death.
Videos of the incident show a remorseful Stella surrounded by the community.

Tragedy struck the Ukubie community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, on Monday when a woman, identified as Madam Stella, drowned her six-year-old daughter, Rachael, in a fit of uncontrollable anger.

According to The Punch, eyewitnesses revealed that the incident occurred after Rachael repeatedly ignored her mother’s warnings to stay away from the river. Despite being scolded, the child went to the waterfront, prompting her mother to confront her.

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EKO HOT BLOG gathered that when Rachael refused to leave, her mother, in a fit of rage, allegedly grabbed her and threw her into the river twice, leading to the child’s tragic death.

“Despite repeated warnings to leave the water, Rachael refused, prompting her mother to become enraged,” one eyewitness recalled.

Shocked community members confronted Stella, who confessed to the act, expressing deep regret. “I regret my actions. I never knew it would happen this way,” she pleaded.

A relative, Jeph Nation, described the event as heartbreaking, stating, “I have recorded two deaths already in my paternal family at Ukubie this year. All were painful and heart-touching, but this one was so pathetic.”