In Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, a mentally sick woman wandering around with a dead baby strapped to her back over one week has been overpowered.
Information from the locals indicates that the woman came to the community a few months ago from an unknown destination. Since her arrival, she had made herself comfortable in a one storey uncompleted building opposite a transit company. It was discovered that she was carrying a dead baby.
According to PUNCH Metro, The discovery of the dead baby brought about a feeling of dread amongst the residents of the area, fearing a possible outbreak of disease as the woman roamed the whole community with the dead baby firmly strapped to her back.
An anonymous resident of the area, speaking to reporters, said “The woman came to Effium community a couple of months ago from an unknown destination; nobody can trace her origin for now. She came into Effium and found an uncompleted one-storey building, opposite the Christ Light Transport Company, where she is taking refuge.
“Along the line, people discovered that she was carrying a lifeless baby strapped to her back. She was roaming the nook and crannies of Effium with the dead baby on her back. The odour started chasing people away. It was at this point that residents reported the matter to the police.”
The source added, “The police alerted the two coordinators in the area, Agbo Sunday of the Effium Development Centre, and Mrs Eucharia Ogwale of the Effium South Development Centre. The two coordinators mobilised some youths in the area to dispossess the woman of the dead baby.
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“But the woman was resistant and so, it was difficult to get the dead baby from her. She vehemently resisted the youth from collecting the baby from her. However, the youth were smart enough, overpowered her and eventually collected the baby from her on Tuesday.
“The baby was already decomposing on her back because she had carried it for over one week or so. The youth collected the baby from her and it was buried at the cemetery on Tuesday.”
Mr Sunday, when contacted, confirmed that the baby was buried on Tuesday and that people were already going about their normal business.
“People should go about their business because the situation has been put under control. The dead baby was buried on Tuesday,” he stated.
According to the Effium Divisional Police Officer, Mr Owashi Ajino, when speaking with The PUNCH on the telephone, said that he alerted the two coordinators in the area about the incident and advised them to liaise with health workers in the community for a possible solution.
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