An abandoned one-day-old baby girl has been found around a church by the roadside in the Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State.
According to The PUNCH, a local neighbor who was heading to a nearby store around 6.30 am overheard the newborn girl wailing hopelessly by the road after she had been left by the wayside.
The resident approached the sobbing child and saw that she was dressed in long-sleeved baby clothing, a cap, and a flannel blanket.
When the baby was discovered, the resident was shocked and called the police to alert other people in the area. However, when no one came forward to claim the child, the resident began to suspect that the mother had abandoned the child at the location at midnight.
The incident has also been confirmed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who stated that the infant is now receiving medical care at the Ikorodu General Hospital.
He said, “Around 7am today (Monday), a resident came to the station and reported that on her way to a nearby provision store to buy bread around 6.30am, she heard the cry of a baby.
“She checked and saw a newborn girl wrapped and kept beside the road, close to a church. She called the attention of neighbours but nobody claimed the baby, so she reported at the station.
“The baby, believed to be one day old, has been taken from the scene, and sent to the Ikorodu General Hospital, for treatment. The Family Support Unit of the Ikorodu Division is conducting a preliminary investigation into the case.”
