The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Amudalat Taiwo, a 21-year-old lady, for throwing her 12-day-old baby into a pit latrine.
Taiwo was arrested following a complaint lodged to the police by her landlord, Olawale Osunshina, whose house is located at 28, Isheri Street, Ilaro, Yewa South local government.
The landlord reportedly told the police that Taiwo went to the toilet in the morning of June 20 with her baby but failed to come out of it with the baby.
He added that the cry of a baby inside the latrine was thereafter heard by neighbours after Taiwo’s exit from the toilet.
A police team reportedly visited the scene, broke open the pit latrine and the baby was rescued alive.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said that Taiwo had been arrested and the baby taken to the Stella Obasanjo Motherless Babies Home.
Oyeyemi added, “On interrogation, she (Taiwo) claimed that she was an orphan and married to one Taiwo Owolabi, who had already married another woman with five children. She stated further that the husband was not taking care of her and the baby.
“And since she has no means of catering for the newly-born baby, she decided to do away with her.
“The said husband has been arrested for failure to provide necessary support while the case has been transferred to Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department on the order of the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, for further investigation and possible prosecution of the suspects.”