Totally Heartbreaking : Nigerians Watched New Born Baby Die Because They Fear Police Might Turn The Case Around

Totally heartbreaking.., They have Totally have No excuse, If  I am Arrested because I saved an Innocent life, then let it be...  If I am Not Saved by Man, Then God would...

A baby girl, dressed and abandoned by her mother in abiscuit carton near Eco Bank, along Ikot Ekpene Road, Uyo, died after hours ofbattling for survival.

The baby, who was said to have been abandoned by her motherat about 11:30pm on Friday, died around 11:58am on Saturday after many hours of crying for help.....

A resident of the area, Mr. Okon Isaac, told ourcorrespondent that the baby became pale after a long period of crying for hermum’s comfort before passing out.

Isaac said he wanted to check if Total Filling Station alongIkot Ekpene Road, Uyo had begun to sell fuel when he heard a baby cry near therefuse bin, dressed neatly and dumped in the biscuit carton.

According to him, he was perplexed and had to suspend buyingfuel and kept watch over the baby since 5:47am thinking that the mother might change her mind and come back for the baby.

He stated that the baby’s cry from the carton drew theattention of a large number of people.

Isaac added that people were scared to touch the baby toavoid being accused by the police of trying to steal or kidnap the baby.

“I have been here since 5:47am. I wanted to buy fuel fromTotal, which only sells the product when available between the hours of 4 and6:20am. After this time, they stop selling pretending not to have the product.

“As I was passing, I heard the cry of the baby. I began towonder where the baby was crying from. But when I got near the refuse bin, justoff the road, I saw a baby girl neatly dressed and dumped in a biscuit carton.

“I could not go to Total in search of fuel again. I stayedbehind to observe if the mother of the baby might change her mind and come backfor the baby. And before long, people started to troop in as they heard the cryof the baby.

“But as we live in a period of child theft and selling ofchildren for money, people were scared to touch the baby. They all stoodhelpless, should anyone risk lifting the baby, and the police happen to bearound, the individual can be accused of child theft, or whatever,” he said.

Punch correspondent called the police emergency number toinform them of the abandoned baby, but the police said they were aware of thesituation and had contacted the Ministry of Environment for necessary action.

It was observed that till the baby died, neither the policenor officials of the Ministry of Environment were present at the scene.

Punch

Seriously your comments and Opinions guys , Who is to be Blamed.. Police or We?

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