The Police in Lagos have found a day-old female dumped near a septic tank on Gowon Estate, Ipaja, on the outskirt of the metropolis.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this through a statement in Lagos on Wednesday.
Hundeyin said a member of the public found the baby inside a plastic bowl at about 8:30 am on Wednesday, and alerted officers at the Gowon Estate Police Division.
He said that the baby was rapped with a cloth.
“The officers promptly arrived at the scene and took the baby for immediate medical attention at a health centre.
“The baby is doing well.
“The officers have left the hospital for the Juvenile Welfare Centre, Alakara, Mushin, for custody,” he said.
– NAN