Samson Folarin and Olaleye Aluko
A salesgirl, Ifunanya Eme, has been arrested by the police in the Ajangbadi area of Lagos State, for allegedly dumping her day-old baby girl by the roadside.
Our correspondents learnt that Eme, who hails from Enugu State, was arrested on Tuesday by policemen at the Ilemba Hausa division, after residents of Solimo Street raised the alarm.
Eme, who was brought to the Lagos State Police Command headquarters, Ikeja, on Thursday, told PUNCH Metro that she dumped her day-old baby because her lover abandoned her, adding that she had no means of taking care of the child.
Our correspondents gathered that 31-year-old Eme met her lover, identified only as John, who worked as a contract worker with a company in the area, in March 2015.
It was learnt that Eme, who lived with her elder sister in Ajangbadi, informed John early 2016 that she was pregnant.
PUNCH Metro learnt that John ended the...
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