The social welfare
department of the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, has reported a
case of abandoned a 4-year old baby at their premises to the police.
The couple, in a note
found on the child, claimed they were no longer able to care for the child.
According to witnesses,
said the couple came to the hospital in the morning with the child under the
pretext of coming for treatment. They then headed straight to the physiotherapy
department at the administrative block of the hospital, hours later, at about
12.20pm, hospital staff noticed the child was without her parents.
A search in her pockets
revealed a note stating that the parents were unable to care for the
mentally-challenged child.
When contacted, the
medical director of the hospital, Oladapo Sotiloye, confirmed the incident.
He explained that the
management had reported the case to the police, while arrangements were ongoing
to transfer the girl to the state government-owned Stella Obasanjo Motherless
Home.
No comments:
Post a Comment