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A mother of 6, Mrs Juliana James, of Guru village in Bauchi State, has been arrested by the police for throwing her newborn baby into a soak-away shortly after she delivered it at home.
She was in tears after she was arrested and paraded at the command’s headquarters in Bauchi on Friday.
“Things are hard. My husband has no job. He had an accident three months ago and it affected his manhood. He is still in the hospital receiving treatment. We don’t see food to eat. We are dying of starvation.
“I delivered at home and threw the baby in the toilet because I don’t know how we are going to take care of it. I didn’t tell my husband.”
The cries of the baby attracted neighbours, and was rescued alive after being in the soakaway for nearly over 12 hours. The baby was immediately rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa University Teaching Hospital for medical attention.
Commissioner of Police in the state, Zaki Ahmed, said the case was being investigated, and that the baby had been handed over to social welfare officers at the hospital.
She was in tears after she was arrested and paraded at the command’s headquarters in Bauchi on Friday.
“Things are hard. My husband has no job. He had an accident three months ago and it affected his manhood. He is still in the hospital receiving treatment. We don’t see food to eat. We are dying of starvation.
“I delivered at home and threw the baby in the toilet because I don’t know how we are going to take care of it. I didn’t tell my husband.”
The cries of the baby attracted neighbours, and was rescued alive after being in the soakaway for nearly over 12 hours. The baby was immediately rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa University Teaching Hospital for medical attention.
Commissioner of Police in the state, Zaki Ahmed, said the case was being investigated, and that the baby had been handed over to social welfare officers at the hospital.
