Photo: Woman caught with dead day old baby in sack in Lagos

Photo: Woman caught with dead day
old baby in sack in Lagos
A 40-year old widow named Mujidat was caught
yesterday Wednesday October 30th with a dead
day old baby she hid inside a sack around her
residence at at the Iba area of Lagos, PM News
reports.
It was gathered that a member of the
community, High Chief Babatunde Balogun
caught the mother of seven when she was
trying to dispose the baby at about 5 p.m. on
Wednesday. When questioned on the content
of the sack, she claimed she was coming
from the market where she bought some
household items.
However, on a closer look, Balogun
discovered that the sack contained a dead
day old baby the woman allegedly had just
delivered. He then called the attention of the
other residents. Neighbours told P.M News
that after Mujidat’s husband known as Baba
Mushin died about three years ago, they
have seen men visiting her residence, the
house built by her late husband.
When asked if she planned to throw away the baby
because of an alleged paternity mess, she denied,
claiming that a welder turned block maker near
her residence was responsible for the pregnancy
that resulted in the birth of the dead baby she was
caught with.
She claimed she took delivery of the baby by
herself because she found it easy and therefore
did not go to any hospital or sought anybody’s
help.
At about 9 p.m yesterday when P.M.NEWS visited
the area, residents of the area were still milling
around the residence of the woman.
Officials of the Community Development
Association, CDA, in the area later accompanied
the woman and her sack of baby to the Isheri-
Oshun Police Division where the matter was
reported. At the time of this report, the woman was
still being interrogated.