newborn baby abandoned by refuse dump dies in port harcourt

People were seen cursing and swearing on whoever would have abandoned a baby on a dumpsite at Ikoku Junction, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State, yesterday.

Unknown person suspected to be a single mother yesterday had allegedly dropped the one-day old baby in front of St. Thomas Anglican Church, Mile 2 Diobu, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital.

Residents of the area said they woke up yesterday morning to see the baby, wrapped in a white cloth, abandoned in the middle of a refuse dump in front of St. Thomas Anglican Church.

One of them, a lady, who identified herself simply as Charity, noted that the baby was dropped by the unknown person at midnight.

She added that the baby was showing signs of life in the early hours of the day, but regretted that it died when no help came.

The remains of the baby were still at the wastes site at press time, even as the Rivers State Police Command said it is not aware of the development.