Dead Baby dumped inside bush

A baby boy was abandoned by an unknown person inside a bush at college road, Ogba, Lagos.

 According to an eye witness, who preferred to be called Toyin, the baby who was found dead was dumped there at the early hours of today, “The evil act could have been carried out in the midnight by the mother”.

On how she found out about the incident, Toyin explained that it was around 7 am when she put her child inside a kikenapep that she saw people gathering beside the wall that demarcate the bush from the road. “The baby was just abandoned there on the floor, it was a man that went down the bush to cover the baby’s body with nylon, after which he prayed for the baby” Toyin added

Speaking to another witness, Agborun Molontolu, a civil servant, he made it clear that this was not the first time such incident will be happening, “We have been observing such before, and it has been long, this should be the fourth time now. The first we carried was a lively baby”.....[continue reading]

Mr. Molontolu advising on how such act could be eradicated said, “We don’t have enough security, because I am part of the local security myself at night, but it is not everybody that will be able to come out and we can’t focus on this bush alone. So maybe the Police should be patrolling this area”

“The government can also convert the bush into fish pond and people will be working in the place, so there won’t be such thing again”.

Yesterday, a swollen dead dog was seen at the same spot, which is believed some people were trying to see today, before they saw the baby’s body.

Meanwhile, when some witnesses were asked if they contacted the Police immediately they noticed the baby’s body. They said no, due to fear of indictment by the Police. “No we can’t. We don’t want trouble, why don’t you call them; after all, you are Journalists” the Carpenters whose shop is beside the scene said.

As of writing this report, the Police are yet to visit the scene to attend to the situation, 2 hours after the body was found.

The only Police officer seen in the area just piped and left. When she was asked why she didn’t try to check on the baby, the female officer who chooses to be anonymous said, “It is not in my place to do that, I am a traffic officer. Area G has been notified and they are on their way”.

But after putting a call through to 911, the female Operator said they haven’t heard about it and that the Police will act on information provided by the Reporter.

Covered by Fakoyejo Olalekan