Residents of Ifite Awka, Anambra State capital, on Sunday, woke to a huge shock, as they discovered the dead body of a newborn baby dumped in a worn-out sack bag in the area.
The unidentified corpse, which was folded in a wrapper, was seen along the Ifite axis of the Aroma Junction, Awka.
Although the mother of the child was not found, speculations abound that the little baby might have been killed before it was dumped.
This has also sparked off a lot of reactions from passersby who condemned the act, while also blaming and raining curses on the mother of the child and the masterminds of the evil act.
Meanwhile, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, has ordered an immediate investigation to unravel the details and circumstances surrounding such a disgusting and condemnable act.
According to a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday, June 2, by the Spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, preliminary investigations reveal the child should be a day old and that the body has been recovered, while the Police are currently working with some eyewitness information at the scene for possible arrest of the perpetrator.
“To this end, the CP decries moral decay in Society and describes the act as ungodly, barbaric, and inhuman. He also urges Parents/Guardians to pay greater attention to children/wards and call on anyone with useful information that can aid the investigation to come forward to the Police Command headquarters in this regard.
Recall that, sometime, in August 2023, a lady, identified as Chidinma Nwaedoka dumped her newborn baby inside a pit toilet in Otuocha, a community in Anambra East Local Government Area of the state.
In a related development, sometime in February 2019, another corpse of a newborn baby was found dumped in a carton along Bank Road in Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of the State.
