 |
| Baale |
An 11-month-old baby boy has been abandoned in from of the
Baale of Coker-Ifako's Palace, Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of
Lagos State.
Residents said that the child was discovered in the
morning. Besides the boy were biscuits, Chees-balls and a travel bag
containing his clothes.
The residents believed the baby was not from the area,
insisting they would have recognized him and identified the mother. A
resident said she was still shocked that a mother could abandon her
little boy.
She said: “Oh God, how can a woman do this to a child she
carried for nine months in her womb? I wanted to take the baby and
nursed him, but for the intervention of the police.”
The Baale, Pa Anthony Akinwande Coker, 77, said he was shocked to see so many people in front of his palace very early that day.
Coker said: “At about 5:30am, some residents gathered at
the entrance of my compound after hearing the cry of a baby boy. I went
there and saw the child. Immediately, I called 767, which is Lagos
State Emergency Service number. After an hour, police officers from Pen
Cinema Police Station, Agege arrived came to pick him.”
Coker said he accompanied the baby to the station and wrote
a statement. The boy was handed to the officer in charge of the Human
Right Desk.
Police spokesman, DSP Kenneth Nwosu who confirmed the
story, said the baby had been taken to Alakara Police Juvenile Welfare
Centre (JWC).
No comments:
Post a Comment