A yet-to-be identified woman, on Monday, gave birth to a newborn baby by the roadside in the Onipanu area of Lagos State.
The woman, who was heavily pregnant, unexpectedly went into labor while waiting to board a bus around 9am.
According to Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), she was attended to, after the agency’s Emergency Response Team got a distress call.
The LASEMA boss stated that a makeshift was supplied to ensure the baby’s safe delivery and the mother’s well-being.
Woman Gives Birth At Bus Stop In Lagos
“LRT and the agency’s paramedics moved in swiftly in collaboration with some market women at the bus stop, provided a makeshift to ensure the safe delivery of the baby and the well-being of the mother.
“Fortunately, the woman was successfully delivered of a bouncing baby boy amidst jubilation,”
Osanyintolu furthered that the mother and newborn were stabilised after the delivery and thereafter taken to the nearest hospital for further medical care and attention.
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