A
Lagos-based salesgirl has been arrested by the police in the Ajangbadi
area of the state, for allegedly dumping her day-old baby girl by the
roadside.
Ifunanya Eme
For allegedly dumping her day-old baby girl by the roadside in the
Ajangbadi area of Lagos State, a salesgirl identified as Ifunanya Eme,
who hails from Enugu State, was arrested on Tuesday by the gallant
operatives of the Nigerian Police at the Ilemba Hausa division, after
residents of Solimo Street raised the alarm.
According to a report by Punch Metro, the salesgirl who was brought
to the Lagos State Police Command headquarters, Ikeja, on Thursday,
told reporters that she dumped her day-old baby because her lover
abandoned her, adding that she had no means of taking care of the child.
The 31-year-old Eme who lived with her elder sister in Ajangbadi,
had met her lover identified only as John, who worked as a contract
worker with a company in the area and informed John early 2016 that she
was pregnant.
It was learnt that John ended the relationship, fled the area and
allegedly switched off his mobile phone. Eme was delivered of the baby
girl on Monday in her house and wrapped her in a polythene bag.
She allegedly sneaked out of the house and went out to dump the polythene bag by the roadside around 1:00am on Tuesday.
Residents were said to have woken up to the sight of the baby,
after which the police were alerted and the baby was traced to Eme. She
was subsequently arrested. The baby was said to have been rescued and
is currently receiving medical attention.
Speaking with a correspondent, Eme said she had not been able to reach John after she informed him that she was pregnant.
“I am not married. I work as a salesgirl at a supermarket at
Church bus stop in Ajangbadi. I met John last year and we started
dating.
“When I discovered that I was pregnant early this year, I
called John and he said he was travelling and he was not prepared to
take care of any child. Since then, he had not come to see me, and his
mobile phone number had been switched off.
“I was delivered of the baby at home on Monday because I could
not afford hospital bill. I am an orphan. So, when John left me, I did
not have parents that I could give the baby to. I therefore decided to
dump her by the roadside where kind-hearted people could pick her up.
“When some neighbours found her, they reported at the police
station and the baby was traced to me. It was poverty that forced me to
abandon the girl by the roadside,” she said.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, said after
the baby had received medical attention, she would be transferred to the
appropriate government agency for rehabilitation.
“The woman was arrested in connection with the abandonment of a
baby. She told the police that she abandoned the baby because she did
not know the father of the child.
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