By Dansu Peter
According to media reports, the decomposing baby was allegedly thrown into the plaza by a 21-year-old lady identified as Esther Ojuko, whom some have alleged to be mentally imbalanced.
"Ojuko may have been mentally unstable at the time of the incident, according to the state police command," a reputational media source says.
According to reports, concerns started when some residents began a search for an item generating an offensive smell while it stinks in their vicinity. At a point, they discovered that the smell was coming from a sack behind a nearby compound, which a local later found out. As they unraveled the sack, their shock deepened upon discovering the tightly wrapped, decomposing body of the newborn.
A media report has it that a resident going by the name of Ogunmuyiwa allegedly went to the Sango-Ota Police Division to report the incident after making the discovery.
According to Punch Newspaper, Omolola Odutola, the public relations officer for the state police, verified the incident on Monday. She reportedly said that the mother had been found and was being held by the police on the murderous suspicion of the infant.
Odutola added that a comprehensive inquiry has been started to determine the exact facts underlying the mother’s behavior.
Reports further indicate that the dead infant has been taken to the Ifo General Hospital mortuary for an autopsy.
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