A newborn baby boy was found abandoned among heaps of refuse in Calabar, Cross River state.
The incident, According to Vanguard, occurred at Otu Ansa Street by Immigration office in, Atimbo, Calabar Municipality LGA, Cross River state.
It was gathered that an unknown person suspected to be the mother dumped the baby on Sunday night, March 15 where it was found on Monday morning by residents of Atimbo area in Calabar.
The baby was well clothed in a yellow top and shorts and laid in a carton.
A resident of Atimbo, Ekanem Effiom who spoke to Paradise News, said that the baby was already dead when they found him.
“I woke up early this morning to dispose off my refuse so to prepare my children for school, then I saw people gathered around the waste bin. I asked what was going on, someone then related to me that it was an abandoned baby. I then walked up to the bin, only to see a fine baby well dressed with curly hair. One man summoned courage to check on the baby, he discovered its no longer breathing. He did everything possible, but his efforts and that of others were unfruitful.It was a baby boy and the baby was well delivered. It must be a trained person that delivered the mother of the baby” said Effiom.
A source who pleaded anonymity told Vanguard that the carton was dropped by an unknown person in the early hour of today (Monday) but they didn’t suspect anything.
“The carton was dropped in the early hours of today because throughout last night no carton of noodles was near the place.
“We saw the carton this morning as we went to dispose of refuse because nothing like that was on the ground.Besides the dumpster was emptied over the weekend even though papers were dumped late yesterday .
“The person carefully dumped the carton with a baby inside, and I believe that the baby was not dead when it was dumped.
“We discovered it this, morning and the news about the baby spread, we don’t know if Calabar Urban Development Agency, CUDA is aware, so that it can be disposed of properly, it is already an eyesore,” the source said.
