A premature baby boy has been abandoned in a private hospital in Ilesa, Osun State.
The Press Officer, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Affairs, Bolarinwa Adereti, quoted the Coordinating Director in the Ministry, Jide Falade, as saying that the mother of the child was rushed to maternity home by her husband and mother-in-law on February 14, 2022 with a complaint of stomach ache, but after several examinations she gave birth to a premature baby boy.
“Hours later, his parents and mother-in-law absconded, leaving the baby behind. The matter was documented at the police station and every effort to locate the parents has proved abortive since they left the clinic,” Falade said.
The statement appealed to the members of the public to assist in locating the relatives or parents of the baby.