Day Old Baby Found Dead At Refuse Dump

Residents of the Gwallameji community in the Bauchi metropolis woke up on Thursday to find the body of newly born baby at a refuse dump behind Palm Beach Lodge in the area.

The body of the baby girl was suspected to have been dumped by her yet-to-be identified mother after delivery.

An eye witness who was at the scene where the baby was dumped around 11.15am, saw several persons gathered near the dump and discussing the incident.

Many of them were heard raining curses on the mother of the baby for her supposed wicked act.

It was observed that the baby was dumped with her umbilical cord and the placenta as they were not removed.

A resident of the area, Abubakar Idris, who claimed to have first discovered the baby, said he was with his brother picking up used plastic bottles from the dump when he saw the body.

He said he became scared and sad as a result of the discovery.

The 13-year-old Idris Abubakar stated, “My brother and I were picking waste plastic bottles and I was about picking one when I saw a human head. I didn’t believe my eyes; then, I checked again and discovered that it was really a human head and then saw the complete body.

“I immediately called my brother to come and see, but ran away from the place. We saw a man trekking and we called him and told him what we saw; he went to the place and saw the baby.

“The man asked us if we knew anybody around the area and we went to call our neighbour. I also called my mother, who came to see it.”