September 30, 2022

The Lagos state Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) officials have retrieved a day-old-baby in a dumpster while evacuating waste in a street in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a series of tweets on Friday.

Hundeyin said that at about 10 a.m. on Thursday, LAWMA officials went to the Ikoyi police division to file a report on the discovery of the baby.

“The officials reported that they were on their routine duty of moving wastes around the Ikoyi area, when they discovered the newly born baby wrapped in a polythene bag.

“A police team led by the Divisional Crime Officer rushed to the scene.

“The baby was rushed to Military Hospital, 81 Division, Dodan Barracks Ikoyi for medical treatment before taking the child to Motherless Baby Home,” he said.

The image maker said that but for the quick detection by the LAWMA officials, the baby would have died.

Hundeyin further said that the baby was doing fine, stressing that investigation in the case has begun.

“Infanticide is a crime and punishable,” he warned.