The abandoned baby found in the bush.
Ovedhe Hezekiah – Warri
A fifteen years old teenage mum (name withheld) in Kokori town, Agbon Kingdom, Ethiope East local government area of Delta state has abandoned her baby in the bush after delivery.
When caught by men of the Nigeria Police, Isiokolo division, the teenage said the reason for the abandonment of the baby was her inability to get money to take care for the child.
She added that she abandoned the child in order for a good Nigerian to take care of the child since she does not have the finances to do so.
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The lady who saw the child, told journalists that at about 6a.m. on Wednesday 17, 2020, she heard the cry of a baby in a nearby bush, at first she thought it was an animal, but on a closer look, she found out that it was a female child crying helplessly.
She then took the child to members of the community vigilante group before she was advised to take her to Isiokolo police station.
According to the lady who pleaded anonymity, the vigilante group and the Nigeria Police immediately swung into action in search of the mother and she was eventually found and arrested.
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The mother of the child told journalists at the Isiokolo Police Station that; “l gave birth to this child (Wednesday 17th June) at about 5am, nobody helped me to deliver the child. When I was about to deliver, I felt something running round my stomach of which l didn’t understand, and l squat, before l knew it, the child was already on the ground crying and l quickly cover her with clothe and took her to a nearby bush where l left her for any good Samaritan to take care because I don’t have money to take care of her”.
According to her, “I did not know the father of the child. I want good members of the society to help me take care of the baby”.
The Chairman of Ethiope East Local Government Council, Chief Mrs. Faith Majemite, immediately ordered for the child to be taken care of in the meantime by footing the bills at the Primary Health Care Center, Kokori.
