Photo: Woman caught with dead day old baby in sack in Lagos

A 40 year old woman named Mujidat was. Caught yesterday Wednesday October 30th with a dead day old baby she hid inside a sack around her residence at the Iba area of Lagos.

PM News reports...

It was gathered that a member of the community, high chief Babatunde Balogun caught the mother of seven when she was trying to dispose the baby at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday when questioned on the content of the sack, she claimed she was coming from the market where she bought some households items. However on a closer look, Balogun discovered that the sack contained a dead day old baby the woman allegedly had just delivered. He then called the attention of the other residents. Neighbours told PM News that after Mujidat's husband known as Baba Mushin died about three years ago, they have seen men visiting her residence, the house built by her late husband.

When asked if she planned to throw away the baby because of the alleged paternity mess, she denied claiming that a welder turned block maker was responsible for the pregnancy that resulted in the birth of he dead child she was caught with. She claimed she took delivery of the baby herself because she found it easy and therefore did not go to any hospital or sought for anybody's help. 

At about 9pm yesterday when PM News visited the area, residents of the area were still flocking around the residence of the woman. Officials of the community development association, CDA, in the area later accompanied the woman and her sack of baby to the police division where the matter was being reported.