A new born baby has been packaged in a carton and dumped at the front of mile 3 market in Portharcourt, Rivers state. According to Ali Uwoh Emmanuel who took the photo
s to Facebook and wrote. According to Ali Uwoh Emmanuel who took the photos to Facebook and wrote. Wicked People One day old baby dumped in front of mile 3 market Portharcourt early this morning sunday 09/12/2018
The devastating news was accompanied by a graphic picture of the infant. Amazingly, the baby survived. It is an image I will never forget. The sheer bru
tality of what I saw was incomparable – brutal enough to make international headlines. My first thought was of utter despair and I invariably
questioned myself: “How can the parents be so cruel to such an innocent angel?”
The despair I felt quickly changed to anger when I understood this was a blatant disregard for human life Mothers viewing
the article commented on how lucky the parents were to be able to have a child. Many even offered to adopt the baby, since they
could not have their own. The other comments were of anger – that a developing country such as Nigeria should have better facilities
to accommodate children and that these parents should be charged with murder.
Other recent cases include a two-week-old baby found abandoned at a park in Chats-worth. Two babies were also found
abandoned under a bridge and in a drain in Lagos. Child Welfare statistics reflected that 3500 babies were abandoned in 2010.
The SA Medical Research Council found that in 2009, 454 children were killed, listing abandonment as the most common cause of death.
These statistics are only the ones that are documented. The reality remains that there are thousands of abandoned children in our country.
Change is what we need and only we can change the situation. As a community, we need to lead by example. This
can be done by educating young mothers on alternative adoption facilities or assisting new parents with family advice.
You can also help by donating to local orphanages and charities such as Little Feet Baby Home and Isaiah54, which are homes for abandoned babies.
We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.
0 Comments