In a tragic incident in the Ogombo area of Ajah, Lagos State, a grandmother has been arrested for allegedly burying her 17-year-old daughter's newborn baby alive. The grandmother, whose identity has not been disclosed, took the drastic action reportedly to conceal her daughter's pregnancy from the public.
Reports
indicate that when neighbours began to suspect that the teenager, identified as
Favour, was pregnant, they informed the grandmother. Despite their concerns,
she denied the pregnancy and attempted to hide it. Favour, who gave birth
without assistance, revealed in a video posted by Peace Ighodaro on X.com, that
she informed her mother immediately after the birth.
"I
was the one that called my mother after I gave birth. When I gave birth, I did
not know what was going on," Favour stated in the video. According to
Ighodaro, the grandmother took the newborn from Favour, claiming the baby did
not survive.
The
post further alleges that despite offers to adopt the baby, the grandmother
chose to end its life. A neighbour, who requested anonymity, reported seeing
the grandmother burying the baby in the backyard. By the time he intervened,
the baby had died.
"It’s
disturbing why the neighbour chose to watch till the baby was buried before
deciding to intervene. Even before the baby was buried, the neighbour said he
saw the baby was still crying and also saw when the grandmother was digging the
ground," the source added.
Lagos
State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the
incident, stating that the grandmother has been arrested. "The grandma has
been arrested; the mother heard her baby crying after the grandmother took the
baby from her. The grandmother later returned to tell her that the baby had
died," Hundeyin said. "Investigation revealed that she buried the
baby alive and the baby had died when neighbours dug the grave to rescue it. It
was premeditated; the mother of the baby is 17 years old and she is in our
custody, not as a suspect but to be taken care of."
The
case has sparked outrage and raised questions about the actions of both the
grandmother and the neighbours. Further investigations are ongoing.
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