A newborn baby was miraculously rescued after being found abandoned inside a bag at a shop along Pope John Paul Seminary School Street, Umuodu Village, Okpuno, in Awka South Local Government Area.
The baby was discovered around 9 a.m. on Sunday by Mercy Iloanya, a nurse who noticed cries coming from the bag.
She quickly alerted a passerby, and together they confirmed the baby was alive before informing the owner of the shop where the child had been left.
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A handwritten note accompanying the baby revealed the mother’s plea, asking the shop owner to care for the child. Shocked onlookers, mostly women, gathered and contributed baby essentials to support the newborn.
Following the rescue, the baby was handed over to Anambra Police B Division.
Under the directive of Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, the child was then admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at the Mother and Child Department of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka for proper care.
Residents expressed astonishment at the incident, questioning why someone would abandon a newborn, but praised the swift action of the nurse and good Samaritans who ensured the baby’s safety.