By Michael-Azeez Ogunsiji, Abeokuta
The Ogun State Police Command has said that, it has arrested a 21-year old woman, Amudalat Taiwo who dumped her 12day-old baby in a pit at Ilaro, Ogun State at the weekend.
The Ogun State Police Command, spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi in a release on Monday, said the arrested young mother committed the crime last Friday, June 20 following alleged inability to get attention from the father of the baby.
“On interrogation, she claimed that she is an orphan married to one, Taiwo Owolabi who has already married to another woman and have 5 children.
“She stated further that the husband did not take care of her and the baby since she puts to bed and since she has no means of catering for the newly born baby, she decided to do away with her.”
Oyeyemi stated that Amudalat arrest was effected following a complaint from her landlord one Oshunshina Olawale who reported that one of his tenants at No.28, Isheri Street Ilaro woke up early in the morning of 20/06/18 and went to the toilet to ease herself only to be hearing the cry of a baby inside the pit toilet.
“On the strength of the complaint, the DPO Ilaro Division, CSP Opebiyi Sunday led detectives to the scene where the latrine was broken and the baby was rescued.
The Command spokesman, added “On investigation it was discovered that the baby was given birth to by the suspect who was promptly arrested.
The said husband, Oyeyemi disclosed “has been arrested for failure to provide necessary needs for the upkeep of the mother and baby, while the case has been transferred to Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department on the order of the Commissioner of Police Cp Ahmed Iliyasu for further investigation and possible prosecution of the suspects.
Meanwhile, the baby is in a stable condition at Stella Obansanjo motherless baby home, the spokesman said.