30 YEAR OLD WOMAN DUMPS HER NEW BORN BABY IN PIT IN ANAMBRA

Reporter : UCHE NDEKE

The Police Command in Anambra State has apprehended a woman who gave birth and dumped the baby inside a pit toilet.  According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Haruna Mohammed, the thirty year old suspect, Franca Udokwu, hails from Obuba Obofia, Nkpor Idemili North Local Government Area.

She was alleged to have given birth to a baby boy and dumped him in  a pit toilet inside her house. The statement indicated that the suspects, upon interrogation by police operatives attached to Ogidi Division, led the detectives to the scene where the baby was recovered and taken to Iyi- Enu Mission Hospital for medical attention

The baby, according to the statement, was confirmed dead on arrival while the corpse had been deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy. It noted that the case was under investigation after which the suspect would be arraigned in court.