Occupants of a private school hostel located near the main gate
of a tertiary institution in Imo State known for its relocation crisis
woke up on Wednesday morning to behold the sight of a new born tucked
inside a soak-away in the hostel.
Eye witnesses told LEADERSHIP WEEKEND that some occupants of the
hostel heard the cry of the baby on that fateful day but could not
decipher where the sound was coming from.
Their curiosity, according to the witness, spurred some of them to
organise a search party. “Fortunately, as we further gathered, the cry
of the baby was traced to the soak-away inside the hostel,” a student
said.
The search party, comprising mainly male students, allegedly found
the baby with a rope tied to a computer. But unfortunately, the baby
died before it was brought out of the soak-away. According to a witness,
the baby was suspected to be a day-old as its placenta was found
dangling from his neck.
The rescue team, it was learnt, subsequently searched all the rooms
occupied by female students but could not trace the baby’s mother. The
matter was reported to the police in Owerri, who have intensified
investigation.
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