Niger Police Confirms Dead Newborn Abandoned In Farm
The lifeless body of a newborn has been discovered in a farmland in Tayi village of Minna, says the Niger State police.
Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Tuesday, the Police spokesperson in Niger, SP Waisu Abiodun said that on Aug. 9, the GRA Police Division received information that a lifeless body of “about a day old child was found in a farmland in Tayi village, Minna”.
He stated that the police operatives of the GRA Division moved to the scene and invited welfare officials of Chanchaga Local Government Area of the state.
Abiodun stated that the welfare officials brought in a medical practitioner who examined the baby and confirmed it dead.
While trying to unravel the mystery surrounding the presence of the baby at the farm, 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.
He said, “The person must have abandoned the baby while still alive but due to severe exposure to cold, the baby died, this is the first time we are seeing this type of such occurrence in our area,” .
However, Abiodun said the incident was under investigation with the aid of the community to arrest the perpetrator of such an evil act.
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