Newborn baby abandoned in a bowl, rescued in Edo

A newborn baby who was abandoned in a bowl, was rescued this morning in Uromi area of Edo State. The newborn baby who was abandoned in a bowl near the Catholic Diocese of Uromi, caught the attention of the gateman with her cries. An eyewitness identified as Angelita Obehi, said the gateman stumbled on the baby when adoration was going on around 5:05a.m, and she was immediately rushed to the hospital by Rev.Fr. JohnBosco Ezehi.

 

This is coming few months after a six-month-old baby who was abandoned in the forest in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area by an unknown person was rescued. Mr Duff Ibanga who found the baby boy, said he saw him crying helplessly. Ibanga who discovered the baby around 5pm, said he suspects that the baby may have been dumped there not quite long before he took the route.