There was a rain of curses in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as residents of the area discovered remains of an a-day-old baby in a manhole.<\/p>\n
It was gathered that members of the Diobu vigilante group made the discovery in the early hours of Tuesday and that the dead baby was a boy.<\/p>\n
A source disclosed that a dead baby was found in a manhole around Ekwe Street by Ikwerre Road, Mile 3 Diobu, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area.<\/p>\n
Mr. Godstime Ihunwo, the Chief Security Officer of Nkpolu Orowurokwo working with Diobu vigilante said the community security team found the baby already dead during their patrol.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cAt the early hours of today, 23rd July 2024 at about 5 am, I and my team were on patrol. On getting to Ikwerre Road\/Ekwe Street Mile 3 Diobu, Port Harcourt, we discovered that a newborn baby was dumped into a Manhole.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe discovered that the baby was dead. It was a male. I quickly rushed down to Nkpolu Police Division to make an entry. I also contacted, Prince Wiro who is a human rights activist.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meantime, Prince Wiro, who is the National Coordinator of Centre for Basic Rights Protection And Accountability Campaign has condemned the action of the unidentified mother describing it as height of wickedness.<\/p>\n
Wiro said: \u201cIt is sad that before the vigilante group discovered the infant male, he was already dead. The action of the mother of the child is a crime that is punishable under the Nigeria law.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe use this opportunity to urge residents who may have useful information about the identity of the child\u2019s mother to report to the Police for necessary action.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, the Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, has confirmed the incident.<\/p>\n
Iringe-Koko said Police have contacted the relevant agency for possible evacuation of the dead body while investigations continue.<\/p>\n
She urged residents with useful information on who may have dumped the baby to report to the nearest Police station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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