A newborn baby was rescued alive on Sunday morning after being abandoned in a bag outside a shop along Pope John Paul Seminary School Street, Umuodu Village, Okpuno, in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The infant was discovered at around 9 a.m. by a nurse, identified as Mercy Iloanya, who noticed the baby crying from the bag while attending to her nearby shop. Iloanya immediately alerted a man passing by, who confirmed that the baby was alive, before notifying the owner of the shop in front of which the child had been left.
Upon opening the bag, the shop owner and bystanders found a note from the mother appealing for someone to take care of the newborn. Eyewitnesses, described as mostly women, contributed baby items to assist the child, expressing shock and concern over the circumstances of the abandonment.
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The baby was subsequently taken to the Anambra Police B Division, where an official report was filed, before being transferred to the Intensive Care Unit of the Mother and Child Department at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka. The transfer was carried out under the directive of the Anambra State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo.
Authorities have called on the public to remain vigilant and report any information that may assist in identifying the mother.