A yet to be identified nursing mother, name (withheld) has reportedly abandoned her day-old baby girl and fled after a successful delivery at a primary health care center, Osumenyi in Nnewi South LGA of Anambra State. The suspect was reported to have rushed to the center located at Obiuno village, at the point of delivery where she was promptly attended to by the medical personnel on duty. It was gathered that the nursing woman abandoned the baby a few minutes after delivery and disappeared to an unknown destination. She was quickly attended to and fifteen minutes later she successfully delivered a baby girl while the nurses left to attend to other patients. However, shortly after the delivery, the woman abandoned the baby and disappeared to an unknown destination leaving behind the child at the mercy of the nurses at the health care center.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 13, 2019 14:23 UTC