A woman suspected to be the mother of a newborn baby, identified simply as Soliat, has told the police that she abandoned the child because she could not afford to take care of her.
Soliat, who said she is from Oyo State, spoke off camera at the FCT Police Command in Abuja on Friday after the command traced her.
She alleged that she became pregnant after she was gang-raped by four men in Keffi, Nasarawa State.
According to her account, she gave birth to the baby and later placed her in a carton before abandoning her by the roadside around the Galadimawa area of Abuja.
She said she hid nearby and watched until a Good Samaritan found the baby and took her to the Galadima Police Station.
Soliat also told the police that she had attempted to terminate the pregnancy but was unsuccessful.
She said her neighbours, who knew she was pregnant, recognised her after the story of the abandoned baby became public.
According to her, she later moved from Keffi to Abuja to live with her brother but kept the pregnancy secret because she feared he would send her away if he found out.
发表于 2026-9-16 11:48:44
