Mother throws five-month-old baby into Ogun river
The police command in Ogun on Monday in Abeokuta said it arrested a 30-year-old woman, Olubunmi Ajayi, for attempting to drown her five-month-old baby.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement.
She said a “good Samaritan,” Olusola Sonaya, rescued the baby in the Sagamu area.
The statement said the baby was immediately taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu.
The baby is in a stable condition.
“Sonaya, a male, averted a premeditated drowning by the mother. An attempted murder case had occured on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. when Ajayi, a 30-year-old female, was sighted by Sonaya who saw her dropping her little child into the river.
“The person who saw her dropping the child into the river raced to the river and rescued the baby from drowning.
“The baby was rushed to OOUTH for immediate medical attention and examination, and she was reported to have survived,” the police statement explained.
The police command explained that the mother had been apprehended and was currently under observation to ascertain her mental health.
“Efforts have been made to contact relatives or the husband to hand over the baby in the hospital, for appropriate welfare,” she said.
(NAN)
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