LAWMA authorities recover day-old-child from dumpster

Officials from the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) removed a day-old infant from a dumpster while clearing out trash in Ikoyi, Lagos.

Benjamin Hundeyin, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos State, confirmed this on his verified Twitter account, which the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) was keeping an eye on on Friday.

According to Mr. Hundeyin, LAWMA representatives went to the Ikoyi Police Division on Thursday at 10 a.m. to make a report about the baby’s finding.

The freshly born infant was discovered wrapped in a plastic bag by the officials as they carried out their regular duty of transporting rubbish around the Ikoyi area.

The Divisional Crime Officer led a police team that arrived on the spot.

“The infant was taken to the Motherless Baby Home after being taken to the Military Hospital, 81 Division, Dodan Barracks Ikoyi for medical attention, the source added.

The statement said that the infant would have perished if not for the LAWMA officers’ prompt detection.

Mr. Hundeyin added that the infant was doing well and emphasized that an investigation into the matter had already started.

He cautioned, “Infanticide is a crime and punishable.”