A 22-year-old Lady has drowned her baby, because she prevented her from going to the university to study law.

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Adisa Funmilola, has drowned her baby because she prevented her from going to the university to study law.
Girl drowns child
According to Vanguardngr, she drowned the one-year and six months old baby inside a bucket of water in her apartment at Plot 22, Gowon Estate, Lagos, on Monday, and then reported herself to the Police.
During interrogation, she blamed her action on frustration, saying her baby deprived her of actualising her dream of becoming a lawyer.
She explained that she was impregnated by one Yusuf Folarin, while both were attending a JAMB class at City of Success in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
However, Folarin denied it and request that the pregnancy be aborted. Along the line, she said she was offered admission into the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, to study Law, but had to defer the admission because of the baby.
Surprisingly, Folarin did not show remorse for her action. She said:
“I killed my baby and reported myself to the police. 
I filled a bucket with water, dipped her inside and held her head until she died.

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