A combined team of police, social workers and security agents have rescued a week-old baby girl from its mentally-deranged mother in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local Government of Ondo State.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that it took the team over five hours before it could rescue the baby from the woman, whose name or relatives were unknown.
Mrs. Bukola Odusola, head of social workers, told NAN yesterday that the baby was taken to Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Okitipupa, for medical tests.
She said reports showed that the baby was in good condition.
Mrs. Morenike Alaka, chairperson of Okitipupa, who visited the baby in hospital, hailed the team for the rescue, saying: “Every child has a right to live.”
She warned people to stop impregnating mentally-deranged women, saying such actions put pressure on the government.
The council boss, presenting gifts to the baby, said the Ministry of Women Affairs was contacted to monitor the baby and take the mother to a psychiatric home.
The Iyaloja-General of the local government, Mrs. Bernice Akinnagbe, praised the team for a good job.
She said anybody caught sleeping with mentally-deranged women should be prosecuted.
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