Photo: Abandoned Day-old Baby Dies after Lagos Crowd Gathered to Take Pics But No one Saved Him

A woman, who is believed to be mentally unstable, has
dumped a new-born baby by the roadside in the Abule Egba
area of Lagos. The woman, who was said to be dark in
complexion, was always reportedly roaming the area which
is near a filling station.
It was gathered that the baby was wrapped in a black sack,
neatly clothed and covered with a plaster on the mouth. He
was dumped in the area on Wednesday, January 28.
Speaking with PUNCH Metro , a trader, Mrs. Atanda Kuforiji,
said they were taken aback by the sight of the abandoned
baby. She added that a resident of the area drew the
attention of other residents to
the presence of the baby dumped by the roadside.
She explained that everybody went to the scene to see why
the resident was shouting, only to be confronted by the
sight of the new baby. She said:
“The baby was wrapped in a sack and placed by the
roadside. I saw a crowd gather and decided to have a
look; the child was still alive. People took pictures of
the baby. His mouth was covered with a plaster to
prevent him crying out. Everybody was saying what
came into their heads, but nobody offered to help the
baby.”
It was learnt that many of the dwellers in the area were too
scared to pick the baby from where he was dumped. But
they said they suspected that the baby belonged to the
mentally-unstable woman.
A driver, Mr. Lasisi Gafar, said since the incident, nobody
had seen the woman in the area. He said:
“There used to be a female lunatic around the street
who was pregnant, but since the child had been
dumped I have not seen any trace of her. We suspect
that she was the one that dumped the baby here, but
nobody could find her to question her.”
He added that neither he nor most people in the area knew
when and how the baby was dumped by the roadside. It
was gathered that the baby later died after struggling to
live for over six hours.
A trader, who identified herself simply as Iya Monsura,
said:
“The child was alive as of 11am, but when
government officials came around 5pm, he was dead.
They took the dead body away.”
It was learnt that no efforts was made to report the case of
dumped baby to the police. Some of the residents said
such attempt could put them in trouble as the police might
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