How dumped new born baby died in Abuja hospital

A new born baby dumped by a yet to be identified woman in Pegi community, Kuje Area Council of the FCT, has died after been found and taken to a health facility by a ‘good Samaritan’.

According to Kazeem Adeyemo, a resident who found the baby, said unfortunately, the baby girl died in hospital after she was taken there.

He said the incident happened last Friday around 3am at Zone B Pegi Estate when he woke up to observe midnight prayers.

He said when he walked into the bathroom to perform ablution, he heard a strange sound through the window and when he checked, he discovered that it was a new born baby girl.

Adeyemo said he called the police after he had alerted neighbours, adding that the police later came and picked the baby to the Kuje general hospital.

“I was even provided a wrapper that was used to cover the baby and I also went with them to the hospital,” Daily Trust quoted Adeyemo as saying.

He said he was disappointed that the social welfare department of the hospital of the council did not act promptly when she was taken there and she eventually died.

“Actually, the baby was alive because it was even the baby’s cry that attracted my attention before I now quickly reached out to the police who came and took the baby to hospital,” he said.