Police in Borno State has arrested a 15-year-old girl, Yafalmata Alhaji Mustapha for allegedly dumping her newborn baby into a pit toilet at Charamari Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Monguno local government area of the State.
The incident came to light when residents of the camp discovered the infant’s lifeless body around 6am on Thursday, prompting immediate action from security operatives.
News Band gathered that police officers and medical personnel arrived at the scene immediately to gather evidence and evacuate the infant’s remains to the Monguno General Hospital.
A medical doctor pronounced the infant dead on arrival while an autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause of death.
The corpse was subsequently released to the Camp Chairman for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
The police said investigations were ongoing to unravel the full circumstances surrounding the tragic incident.
