Two-week-old baby dumped by roadside in Ekiti

A baby believed to be about two weeks old was on Tuesday found at roadside on Ekeolere Close by some residents of Moferere area of Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti State.The residents, who were attracted to the scene by the persistent cry of the baby, told PUNCH METRO that the baby girl was wrapped in a white shawl and was put in a small carton by the roadside close to the residence of a former state chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers.A resident, Taiwo Abdullahi, said the baby might have been abandoned either late on Monday or early on Tuesday.She said the residents trooped out very early when a passer-by raised the alarm that a baby had been dumped in the neighbourhood.Some of the residents told our correspondent that a note suspected to have been written by the babys mother was found in the carton.They said from the note, the baby was born on October 23, 2011.Good Samaritans, our correspondent gathered, administered first aid on the baby and later gave her glucose to restore her strength.Some of those who attended to the baby said she was lucky to have survived the harsh condition.A nurse, who declined to give her name said,I wish they could give me the baby to take care of. She is so beautiful. Her mother might have dumped her because of harsh economic condition but that excuse is not good enough.The residents said the baby was taken away by a team of policemen who were invited to the scene.The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Gender Empowerment, Mrs. Fola Richie-Adewusi, told our correspondent that the baby had been taken to the Childrens Home at Iyin-Ekiti.The commissioner said the baby was already being taken care of by the state government.Sources at the home said that the baby had been examined by a medical official and was found to be in good condition.They said she would be given a name at a later date but added that her surname would be Fayemi.
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