A 40-year old widow who simply identified herself as Mujidat was
caught on Wednesday with a dead day old baby she hid inside a sack
around her residence at 2, Reverend Alimi Street, NEPA Phase I, Ijagemo
in Iba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
P.M.NEWS learnt
that a member of the community, High Chief Babatunde Balogun caught the
mother of seven when she was trying to dispose the baby at about 5
p.m. on Wednesday.
When questioned on the content of the sack, she claimed she was coming from the market where she bought some household items.
However,
on a closer look, Balogun discovered that the sack contained a dead day
old baby the woman allegedly had just delivered.
He then called the attention of the other residents.
Neighbours
told P.M.NEWS that after Mujidat’s husband known as Baba Mushin died
about three years ago, they have seen men visiting her residence, the
house built by her late husband.
When asked if she planned to
throw away the baby because of an alleged paternity mess, she denied,
claiming that a welder turned block maker near her residence was
responsible for the pregnancy that resulted in the birth of the dead
baby she was caught with.
She claimed she took delivery of the
baby by herself because she found it easy and therefore did not go to
any hospital or sought anybody’s help.
At about 9 p.m yesterday
when P.M.NEWS visited the area, residents of the area were still milling
around the residence of the woman.
Officials of the Community
Development Association, CDA, in the area later accompanied the woman
and her sack of baby to the Isheri-Oshun Police Division where the
matter was reported.
At the time of this report, the woman was still being interrogated.