WATCH VIDEO: How New Born Baby Was Rescued From Pit Toilet After 3 Days In Anambra
A newly born baby boy has been rescued from a pit toilet in Otuocha, Anambra East local government area of the state three days after birth.
The incident which happened on Sunday, August 27 was said to be a deliberate act of one Nwaedoka Chidinma, a 20 Year Old girl from Izzi, Ebonyi state.
According to Esther Omesi, a farmer and a friend to the 20 Year Old, Chidimma asked to stay at her place for few days because of a farming job she got but started acting suspiciously on Sunday after she notified her that she’s having stomach upset and went to the pit to ease her self.
According to Mrs Omesi, Chidinma took time and when she came out, was dripping of bl0od which made her to call a nurse that inspected her and revealed that the baby was gone. She said that she thought that Chidinma had a stillbirth and she encouraged her to travel home to her parents and notify them of the development.
Omesi revealed that they heard a baby’s cry on Tuesday morning, August 29 and quickly used a ladder to rescue the newborn baby who was dumped by the mother on Sunday after which they notified the authorities.
The Honourable Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare in the state, Hon. Oby Obinabo ordered that the newborn baby and his mother be taken to a hospital. They were taken to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital Amaku Awka.
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