Human Angle

Stray Dog Rescues Baby Abandoned by Mum in Forest

By Web News 599

A stray dog foraging for food has retrieved an abandoned baby boy in a forest in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The stray dog was said to have carried the infant across a busy road and kept him in a public glare, apparently for passersby to pick up for rehabilitation.

The baby was said to have been found by the dog in a plastic bag in which he was abandoned in the forest. The baby who was said to be stable might have been abandoned in the forest for about two days before the dog discovered him.

Corroborating the story in a trending video online, some women believed to be local midwives were seen cleaning the baby while condemning the perpetrators of the heinous crime.

The women and a male in the video wondered how someone would carry a baby for nine months, only to throw such a child away after delivery.

While thanking God for saving the baby from being devoured by animals, they implored perpetrators of such acts to hand over babies to people to take care of instead of throwing them away.

The police are yet to comment on the matter as of now. Calls put across to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Anambra Tochukwu Ikenga did not go through.

Channels/Simeon Ugbodovon

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Crime

Police Rescue Baby Drowned by Mother

By Web News 432

By Olusegun Folarin

Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command has arrested a 30-year-old woman Oluwabunmi Ajayi for allegedly drowning a five-month-old baby in the RSS River in Sagamu.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the arrest of the suspect in Abeokuta, said the rescued baby is now in stable condition 

Ms Odutola explained that one Olusola Sonaya rescued the baby after he saw the woman dropping the baby into the river.

She noted that the baby was rushed to Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, OOUTH, Sagamu for immediate medical attention, and examination, and was reported to have survived the trauma. 

The Command’s spokesperson pointed out that the mother had been apprehended and is currently under observation to ascertain her mental health while efforts were on to contact relatives or the husband to hand over the baby in the hospital for appropriate welfare. 

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Human Angle

Homeless Woman Hides Baby in Container after Birth by Roadside

By Web News 464

A homeless woman, identified as Aminat Adekunle on Friday, was delivered of a baby girl by the roadside in the Arepo area of Ogun State.

Still smarting from the afterbirth pains and looking pale, she was seen by our correspondent cradling the sleeping newborn in a container littered with her belongings.

The 36-year-old reportedly went into labour at about midnight and gave birth without any form of assistance from anyone.

It was further gathered that Aminat went on to hide the unclothed baby in a container belonging to a logistics company, located nearby.

The safety officer of the logistics company, Victor Tersoo, told our correspondent that some staff members saw the woman with the newborn, and contributed money to buy clothes for the infant.

“They bought food for her and also took care of the infant,” he revealed.

Tersoo said the workers at the company had been seeing Aminat around the area for a long time but that they thought she was mentally unstable because she was always seen smoking.

When our correspondent went to speak with her inside the container, where she was sitting and holding on firmly to her baby, the homeless woman said she has no family in Lagos.

Aminat revealed that she is from Osun State and had been homeless for more than seven months since she lost her job.

According to her, “I am from Ife in Osun State and that is where my first child is living with my elder sister.

“I have been in Lagos for about 20 years and have been doing different kinds of jobs to survive. I became homeless when I was sent out of my house when I was unable to pay house rent.

“I gave birth this baby by the roadside at midnight. I just started having this terrible pain and thought that I was going to die. I had to use the little experience I had as an auxiliary nurse to deliver the baby by myself.”

When asked if she knew the father of her child, Aminat said the pregnancy was a miracle.

She said, “Nobody impregnated me, I don’t know how the pregnancy got there. I just discovered that my stomach was getting bigger by the day. I did not even know it was a baby until it came out.

“I don’t have a husband, although people sleep with me. Nobody impregnated me. It is a miracle and I know it would be very hard for you to believe me.”

All efforts to contact the Special Adviser to the Ogun State Governor on Health, Dr Tomi Coker, proved abortive.

As of the time of filing this report, she had yet to respond to calls made to her mobile.

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Crime

Police Arrest Man Over Alleged Kidnap Of Baby

By Web News 726

A middle-aged man Kabiru Olalekan Adeoye has been apprehended at Lagos State University teaching hospital Ayinke house while allegedly trying to kidnap a baby.

Kabiru was said to have dressed like a member of staff of the hospital so as not to raise any suspicion.

He was however apprehended by some workers on duty and was handed over to the security unit of the hospital .

Reacting to the incident ,the Lagos State police public relations officer, Adekunle Ajisebutu explained that the the suspect was mentally unstable.

He said further that, he had been receiving treatment as an outpatient of the federal Neuro-psychiatric hospital, Yaba.

The PPRO added that, further investigations would be carried out on the incident.

Abisola Oluremi /PR

Crime

Police Arrests Couple For Selling Their Baby In Ogun

By Web News 676

Men of Ogun State police command have arrested a couple for selling their one month old baby for fifty thousand naira.

According to a statement in Abeokuta by the police spokesperson, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, The suspects, Eze Onyebuchi and his wife Oluchi Eze were arrested on the 16 of December 2021, following an information received by policemen at Ode Remo divisional headquarters, that the couple sold their one month old baby to a woman who is now at large.

Mr Oyeyemi who said the Dpo Ode Remo division, Mr Olayemi Fagbohun, detailed his detectives to the area where the couple were arrested, explained that, it was one Mrs. Ruth Obajimi, who directed the yet to be identified buyer to them, saying that the woman came from human rights office and promised to help them foster their child.

Meanwhile, the commissioner of police, Mr Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the anti human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and directed a massive manhunt to apprehend the said woman with the view to recover the baby.

Olajumoke Idowu

Crime

Woman Docked For Selling Baby For 150k

By Web News 674

The Osun State Police Command has dragged a 38-year-old herb seller, Ganiyat Oladapo before a Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly selling a baby of a nursing mother identified as Mariam Oladapo for N150,000.

Oladapo was arraigned on two-count of conspiracy and unlawful procurement of a child.

The prosecutor, Police Inspector Jacob Akintunde informed the court that Oladapo and others now at large sometime in June 2020 at Osogbo conspired and procured one Mariam Oladapo from Osogbo to Anambra State where her child was sold for N150,000 and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 14(2) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Law Enforcement and Administration Act, 2003.

However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against her.

The defence counsel moved an oral bail application which was later opposed by the prosecutor on the grounds that Oladepo would run away and not honour her trial.

The Magistrate, Mrs Modupe Awodele granted bail to the accused person in the sum of one million naira with two sureties.

She then adjourned the case to February 9, 2021, for hearing.


Adenitan Akinola