The Niger State Police Command says it has uncovered the lif3less body of a baby suspected to be a day old in a farmland in Tayi village, Minna.
The spokesperson of the
command, SP Waisu Abiodun, made this known on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, to the
News Agency of Nigeria in Minna.
He said that on August 9, the
GRA Police Division received information that a lif3less body of about a
day-old child was found in a farmland in Tayi village, Minna.
Abiodun said that police
operatives of the GRA Division moved to the scene and invited welfare officials
of the Chanchaga Local Government Area of the state.
The PPRO also said that the
welfare officials brought in a medical practitioner who examined the baby and
confirmed it d@ad
He said that the incident was
under investigation with the aid of the community to arrest the perpetrator of
such an act.
Meanwhile, a resident of the
area who prefers anonymity told NAN that the baby must have been abandoned by a
woman who got pregnant out of wedlock.
"The person must have
abandoned the baby while still alive, but due to severe exposure to cold, the
baby d!ed, this is the first time we are seeing this type of such occurrence in
our area,” he said.
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