According to news agency guest author Sultan Abiodun from Abeokuta, a wicked woman was said to have dropped her baby of less than a year old with another teenage girl and ran away, probably because the baby is a disabled girl.
The young girl has understood later that the woman who gave her the baby had bolted away.
Our correspondent gathered from an eyewitness that the incident, which happened at Sango Ota area in Ados odo/Ota local government area of the state, had since been reported to the police at Sango.
The eywitness said: “The incident occurred around 10:00 am on Friday when Muslim faithfuls are going to the mosque for the prayer.
“The woman,whose identity could not be ascertained got to Ositelu street, Abebi area,Sango Ota and drop her baby who is not more than a year for another young girl of about 10 years to help her be looking at her that she want to buy drinks at the other side of the road.
“She said the woman told her to hold her child for her that she wanted to go and order for soft drinks at the depot and she will be back soon, but its quite unfortunate after some hours that the woman was expected to come back for the child and she was found wanted.”
Speaking on phone with our correspondent, the young girl confirmed the incident and expressed regret over her action.
“I was just sitting down in from of our house, the woman came and told me that my child, please hold my baby for me, I want to go and buy mineral, I will be back soon. When my mummy saw the baby in my hand, she asked me whose baby is that, and I told her that a woman drop her child that she wanted to go and buy mineral.
“I played throughout with the child, but when it was evening time that the woman did not come back, my mummy and our relatives in the house started shouting ‘ta lo lomo’ who owns this child, before somebody told us to take the child to Baale’s house. The Baale gave us a letter to take the child to the police station which we later did”, the little girl explained.
Our correspondent reliably learnt that the baby wad taken to the Baale’s house by the woman, taken along her daughter,who was given the baby by the eloped mother and some other relatives.
The Baale’s house was besieged by the residents of the area and neighbouring areas to catch a glimpse of the baby girl.
The Baale, Alhaji Yahya Lamidi Ajibose after listening to how the incident occurred directed that the baby should be taken to the nearest police station.
The people got to the police station around 8:00 pm, according to one of the residents,who does not want his name in print.
When contacted, the DPO of the area denied to comment on the matter, directing us to the state police spokesman.
“You can call DSP Olumuyiwa for further information sir. My phone battery got drained yesterday and uptill now, I have not seen a place to charge my phone”, he said.
A police source confirmed the incident, revealing that the baby has been ordered by the DPO to be taken to Ijamido motherless babies’ home,Ota while investigation continues on the matter.
