The three day old baby that was rescued alive after he was dumped in a pit toilet by the mother in Otuocha, Anambra east local government area is dead.
Recall that Anambra Ministry of Women Affairs had disclosed that the 20 year old mother identified as Nwaedoka Chidimma, from Izzi, Ebonyi state, gave birth to the baby on Sunday, August 27, 2023 and dumped him in the toilet.
The immediate intervention of the ministry led to the infant being taken to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital Amaku Awka for treatment.
However, Chidinma Ikeanyionwu, media assistant to the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, disclosed the news of the baby’s death to newsmen on Thursday.
She stated that the news of the baby’s death was received late on Wednesday after treatment began at the hospital.
“All efforts to resuscitate the baby including administration of oxygen and fluids with cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the hospital proved abortive,” she said.