Wednesday, July 24, 2024-A day-old baby was found dead in a manhole in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The sad discovery was made by members
of the Diobu vigilante group on Tuesday, July 23, at Ekwe Street by Ikwerre
Road, Mile 3 Diobu.
A passerby who first shared the photo
online wrote: "Don’t know whether the baby is still
alive."
They added: "Police officers are
right close to the manhole doing stop and check."
In an update, it was revealed that the baby
– a boy – was already dead.
Mr. Godstime Ihunwo, the Chief Security
Officer of Nkpolu Orowurokwo working with Diobu vigilante said the community
security team found the baby already dead during their patrol
He said: "In the early hours of today,
July 23, at about 5 a.m., my team and I were on patrol.
"On getting to Ikwerre Road/Ekwe
Street, Mile 3 Diobu, Port Harcourt, we discovered that a newborn baby was
dumped in a manhole.
"We discovered that the baby was dead. It was a male. I
quickly rushed down to the Nkpolu Police Division to make an entry. I also
contacted Prince Wiro, who is a human rights activist."
Meanwhile, Prince Wiro, who is the National
Coordinator of the Centre for Basic Rights Protection and Accountability
Campaign, has condemned the action of the unidentified mother describing it as
the height of wickedness.
Wiro said: "It is sad that before the
vigilante group discovered the infant male, he was already dead. The action of
the mother of the child is a crime that is punishable under Nigerian law.
"We use this opportunity to urge
residents who may have useful information about the identity of the child’s
mother to report to the Police for necessary action."
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