Another mother has abandoned her newborn baby in a dustbin in Calabar, Cross River State.
The unidentified mother, CONVERSEER gathered abandoned the baby in a waste bin by Ekoson Bustop, 8 Miles, Calabar Municipality.
According to sources, the newborn, who was already dead, was discovered by a good Samaritan on Sunday morning.
According to background voices in a viral video shared with CONVERSEER, the baby died of a cold before being found.
The newborn must have been left by the mother on Saturday night.
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CONVERSEER reports that this is the second time in less than a week that such an incident was recorded in Calabar.
The other was at Ekpo Abasi Junction by UNICROSS (CRUTECH) gate, where a mother dumped her newborn inside the big gutter (drainage) flowing with water.
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A mother abandoned her newborn in a dustbin on Saturday night in Calabar, Cross River State. This is the second time such an incident is happening in the city within a week. pic.twitter.com/22WxrY50pn
— Frank Ulom (@frankulom) September 8, 2024
