Residents in an Illorin community have discovered and rescued a day old baby obviously abandoned my its mother
Another sad case of child abandonment has come under our radar as a day-old baby was discovered by residents and has been rescued by the police.
The innocent day-old baby that was inside a carton and placed at a bus stop along Adelodun road in the Government Residential Area (GRA), Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State; was thankfully found.
According to eyewitnesses, the baby must have been dumped by its mother shortly after being born as the placenta was still on it.
The baby was reportedly spotted by some residents who consequently called the State Police Command and a patrol team from the A-Division was dispatched to the scene, evacuated the baby and was taken to the Civil Service Clinic for medical attention.
A police source said:
“The baby was abandoned this morning at that spot. A good Samaritan called the distress number of the Nigerian Police, Kwara Command and a team from A-Division was sent to the place.
When our officers got there, the fresh baby was found neatly packed inside the carton. And we took the newly born baby straight to the office and then to the Civil Service Clinic in Ilorin here where he was given medical attention.”