Photo: Woman caught with dead day old baby in sack in Lagos

A 40-year old widow named Mujidat was caught yesterday Wednesday October
30th with a dead day old baby she hid inside a sack around her residence at at
the Iba area of Lagos, NastyGist reports.
It was gathered 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.