Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested one Olubunmi Ajayi for throwing her five-month-old daughter, Imole Anifowose, into a river to drown, News About Nigeria reports.
According to the police, the woman was caught after she threw the baby in the RSS River in Sagamu, Ogun State.
Ajayi’s arrest was revealed in a statement released on Monday by the spokesperson for the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola.
According to the statement, a humanitarian, Olusola Sonaya, saw the woman when she dropped the child inside the water and intercepted it.
“Following an attempted murder case that occurred on January 21, 2024, at about 1730hrs that one Oluwabunmi Ajayi “f” aged 30years was sighted by a humanitarian who saw the suspect dropping her little child into the river.
“The person who saw her dropping the child into the river raced to the river and rescued the baby from drowning,” the statement added.
The police also revealed that, upon saving the baby, she was rushed to Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), where she was properly examined and was reported to be in stable condition.
The police spokesperson also noted that the mother of the child is currently under observation to ascertain her mental health and why she had wanted to commit such a heinous act against her own child.
The statement further revealed that the police are making efforts to contact the husband of the woman or any other relative in order to hand over the baby to them for proper care.
