How Police recovered body of abandoned newborn baby | READ DETAILS
chuks oti
Mar 22, 2021
Operatives of the Lagos Police Command have recovered the body of a newborn baby abandoned beside the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.
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The dead baby, said to be a day-old, was found beside Ayinke House on Saturday by the security department of LASUTH who notified the police.
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The Nation reports this was the second case of an abandoned day-old baby recovered by the police in one week.
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According to a statement by spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, policemen were immediate to the scene where the body of the baby, suspected to have been abandoned overnight, was found.
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He said the operatives contacted the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit for the evacuation of the corpse as soon as they confirmed the baby was dead.
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"The baby was suspected to have been abandoned by his mother and must have been exposed to risks that caused his death,ÔÇØ he said.
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