A couple, Mr. Dada Ojo and his wife,
Adejoke, did not agree that ‘Children are a blessing from God’, hence,
they reportedly conceived and carried out the plot to dump their newly
born baby inside a bush. But their ‘joy’ was short lived when the cry of
the baby in the bush attracted residents of the area, who alerted
officials of Ikere Local Government Area.
Adejoke, 26, was alleged to have dumped
the baby inside a bush in Ikere-Ekiti where the couple lives after she
had a home delivery without assistance as she could neither afford
hospital bills nor patronise the local birth attendants.
The woman reportedly blamed her action
on poverty, saying the family was having great difficulty raising the
three children they already had before the arrival of the new baby.
Ojo, a commercial driver, absolved
himself of having a hand in the dumping of their baby in the bush.
According to his statement to the police authorities who arrested him
and his wife last Friday, he returned home in the evening and observed
that Adejoke had given birth and when he asked of the baby she simply
told him that the baby was dead.
Ekiti state Police Public Relations
Officer, Mr. Victor Babafemi, confirmed but added that the wife had
since been released to the Welfare Department of the state Ministry of
Women Affairs where she and the baby were being given treatment.
”The man is still with us but the mother
and child are being taken care of by the welfare department. The
authorities of Ikere Local Government Area and the ministry are
involved. They will take over the welfare of the baby, ” Babafemi said.
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