A heartless mother has abandoned her newborn baby in a big gutter (drainage) in Calabar, Cross River State.
CONVERSEER learned that the newborn was found lifeless on Monday inside a big gutter at Ekpo Abasi Junction by Umo Edem Street, close to the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), formerly Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH).
The incident left residents of the area in shock as the lifeless newborn was left at the mercy of the rains.
According to CrossRiverWatch, the baby was found dead while wrapped in its placenta and placed in a black polythene bag.
One of the eyewitnesses told this medium that, “It was a horrific sight,” adding “The baby was still in a pool of blood, and it was clear that it had been thrown away like trash.”
“This is a tragic and disturbing incident,” a team of Dagon Squad that arrived at the scene, told CrossRiverWatch.
“I was on my way to get something at a nearby shop when I saw the baby’s body in the gutter,” said Mrs Effiom, a resident of Ekpo Abasi. “I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was a newborn baby, probably not more than a day old.”
“This is a wake-up call for all of us. “We need to come together as a community to support each other and ensure that no mother feels like they have no option but to abandon their child.”
CONVERSEER reports that similar incidents have been seen across the metropolis, with several cases involving young mothers, and refuse bins and gutters being their discharge points.
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A heartless mother threw her newborn baby wrapped in its placenta inside a gutter (drainage) at Ekpo Abasi Junction in Calabar, Cross River State, yesterday. pic.twitter.com/l6VJ4kBvI9
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