The
gallantry of the Nigerian policemen has helped in the rescue of a new born from
a pit toilet.
As
reported by Obindigbo, men of the Abia State Police Command attached to the
Ogbor Hill Division in Aba, Abia State, rescued a day-old baby boy, who was
thrown in a pit toilet by his mother immediately after delivery.
It was gathered that the mother of the baby, identified as
Nwaizu and who is suspected to be insane, was impregnated by a yet to be
identified man.
The woman, who hails from Obingwa Local Government Area of the
state was said to have sometime last week, given birth to the boy in her
village and before help could come to her, she threw the baby into their pit
latrine and covered it.
Village source,
who suspected the anger of their deity, said shortly after the act, the young mother became paralyzed within the toilet vicinity and could not walk out from the area.
who suspected the anger of their deity, said shortly after the act, the young mother became paralyzed within the toilet vicinity and could not walk out from the area.
The elders of the community were later alerted to the ugly
incident and they invited a native doctor, who after some incantations, helped
the woman to get up and walk again.
Acting on information, a team of policemen from the Ogbor Hill
Division led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Mrs. Helen Nze, stormed
the community and demanded that the said pit latrine be opened for the baby to
be rescued if he was still alive.
It was gathered that the villagers were initially hostile and
wanted to fight the police team but were later over powered.
He was eventually brought out by the policemen, who cleaned and
took him to a private hospital where he is responding to treatment.
Abia State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Geoffrey
Ogbonna, could not be reached for comments but a senior police officer, who
preferred anonymity, confirmed the incident and said the police were taking
care of the baby while investigation continued.
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