News today>> MAX-GIST>>> Ifunanya was arrested after she dumped her day old baby in Lagos
Ifunanya Eme, 31, who hails from Enugu State, was arrested by the police at the Ilemba Hausa division for allegedly dumping a day old baby by the roadside in Ajangbadi area of Lagos State.
According to Eme, she met her lover identified as John in Lagos last year. John worked with a company as a contract worker.
The lover however disappeared after Eme told him that she was pregnant early this year. The lady delivered the baby last Monday in her house and decided to dump the baby after wrapping her in a polythene bag. She allegedly went to the roadside around 1am on Tuesday to drop the baby.
Eme was eventually traced and arrested after residents woke up in the morning and saw the baby.
“I am not married. I work as a salesgirl at a supermarket at Church bus stop in Ajangbadi. I met John last year and we started dating.
“When I discovered that I was pregnant early this year, I called John and he said he was travelling and he was not prepared to take care of any child. Since then, he had not come to see me, and his mobile phone number had been switched off.
“I was delivered of the baby at home on Monday because I could not afford hospital bill. I am an orphan. So, when John left me, I did not have parents that I could give the baby to. I therefore decided to dump her by the roadside where kind-hearted people could pick her up.
“When some neighbours found her, they reported at the police station and the baby was traced to me. It was poverty that forced me to abandon the girl by the roadside.”
Mr. Fatai Owoseni, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, said that the baby is already receiving medical attention.
“The woman was arrested in connection with the abandonment of a baby. She told the police that she abandoned the baby because she did not know the father of the child.
“The baby has been taken into police custody and she is receiving medical care. The suspect is with us and investigation is ongoing. The baby will be taken to the appropriate government agency for rehabilitation.”
According to Eme, she met her lover identified as John in Lagos last year. John worked with a company as a contract worker.
The lover however disappeared after Eme told him that she was pregnant early this year. The lady delivered the baby last Monday in her house and decided to dump the baby after wrapping her in a polythene bag. She allegedly went to the roadside around 1am on Tuesday to drop the baby.
Eme was eventually traced and arrested after residents woke up in the morning and saw the baby.
“I am not married. I work as a salesgirl at a supermarket at Church bus stop in Ajangbadi. I met John last year and we started dating.
“When I discovered that I was pregnant early this year, I called John and he said he was travelling and he was not prepared to take care of any child. Since then, he had not come to see me, and his mobile phone number had been switched off.
“I was delivered of the baby at home on Monday because I could not afford hospital bill. I am an orphan. So, when John left me, I did not have parents that I could give the baby to. I therefore decided to dump her by the roadside where kind-hearted people could pick her up.
“When some neighbours found her, they reported at the police station and the baby was traced to me. It was poverty that forced me to abandon the girl by the roadside.”
Mr. Fatai Owoseni, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, said that the baby is already receiving medical attention.
“The woman was arrested in connection with the abandonment of a baby. She told the police that she abandoned the baby because she did not know the father of the child.
“The baby has been taken into police custody and she is receiving medical care. The suspect is with us and investigation is ongoing. The baby will be taken to the appropriate government agency for rehabilitation.”
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