An woman has rescued a day-old baby who was dumped by an unidentified mother on roadside in Minna, Niger state capital.
The woman identified as Fatima Adamu who rescued the a day-old baby girl dumped by the roadside along Kuta Road opposite Central Mosque in Minna on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 took her to thee Niger State Child Right Protection Agency.
Recounting how her attention was drawn to the baby by passersby who discovered the newborn wrapped with a wrapper, Adamu said;
“When I came to the scene, i saw people gathered at the scene where the baby was dumped and I inquire and was told that an unknown woman aligned from a motorcycle and dumped the baby. When I got to the scene, everybody was afraid to touch the baby, because nobody saw the person that dumped the baby except the children that were playing outside the house that said they saw a woman dropped from a bike and dropped something that was moving,” she stated.
“It was the children that immediately informed their parents but they could come out the bike had zoomed off with the woman which they quickly alerted the neighborhood and everyone rushed to the scene. I and a vigilante member that live in the area picked up the baby and we both went to report the matter to Central Police Station. The police officer on duty collected the baby and promised to bring the matter before the Child Right Agency that treats issues about children and women and ensure their welfare ,” she added.
Mrs Hassana Usman, a Police Officer who was on duty in the area, confirmed the incident, she said the baby was brought to the police station by the woman and a vigilante member.
“When they came to the station with the baby, I noticed the baby hasn’t been bath after birth, it was as if the mother just gave birth to the baby and immediately dumped her. I appealed to a woman that live close to the station to assist me with hot water and I bath the baby because she left under cold and was not doing well, I had to take her to the hospital on Sunday since it was weekend and offices we’re closed. The baby has been under my care since that Saturday night that was brought to the station before bringing her to the Child Right Agency today,” she said.
Mrs Mairam Kolo, Director General of the Niger State Children Right Protection Agency, has appealed to the general public to assist the agency with useful information to identify the mother of the baby.
“We are calling on anyone especially those living around the area that know any woman who was pregnant and recently delivered in the last three days and hasn’t been seen with a baby to report to our agency. This is to enable us identify the mother and bring her to justice,” she said.
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