Mother Attempts To Kill Day Old Baby
The housewife, Fatimoh Adekoya, 29, was caught by her husband on
Saturday, 21 December, after placing the baby together with the
placenta beside a soak-away in front of their house at 27, Ifelodun Street, Weighbridge, Owode-Onirin, Mile 12, Lagos.
Fatimoh, a
mother of three,
delivered the baby herself around 4 a.m. on Saturday and wrapped it with
a cloth along with the placenta and placed it beside the soak-away.
Her husband, Quadri Mayowa Adekoya, who claimed he did not know that
his wife was pregnant, said he saw blood all over her and also on the floor in the house.
Apart from the blood, he also heard a
baby crying outside. He later traced the
blood from his room to a Bagco sack placed beside the soak-away. The baby and placenta were wrapped with a cloth.
“I saw my wife dripping with blood and while still wondering what was
wrong, I heard cries of a baby outside. I traced the blood and
discovered that the cries were coming from a baby inside a Bagco sack
placed beside the soak-away. I knew instantly it was my wife who dumped
the baby there,” he narrated.
He said that he was surprised
by the findings, adding that his wife never told him she was pregnant.
”Moreover, we’ve not had sex in the last one year because we were living
like a cat and mouse in the house,” he said.
According to him, he
leaves home 5 a.m. and return 9 p.m. everyday and this made it difficult for him to notice that she was pregnant.
“We are just living under the same roof without any intimacy. We did
not have sex. We have been fighting because she failed to perform her
responsibilities as a wife. She does not take care of my children and
does not cook or wash my clothes. So, I let her be,” he said.
After much persuasion at the
police station,
Fatimoh Adekoya was forced to confess her sins. She confessed that she
had an affair with one Moshood Agbaje, a bricklayer, living around the
area. According to her, he slept with her only once and did not know
that it would lead to pregnancy. She described her action as a mistake
and begged for forgiveness. She believed that Moshood must have used a
charm on her.
“I only did it once with Moshood. He was a bricklayer close to our
house, I never knew it would turned out like this. I know he must have
charmed me,” she said.
When asked her reasons for engaging in
illicit affairs,
she blamed it all on her husband, Quadri. She described him as
irresponsible, adding that he doesn’t give her the necessary attention.
Asked to respond to his wife’s claim of neglect, Quadri denied vehemently that he does not take care of his wife.
The wife’s mother, Mrs. Taiwo Abass, who was also present at the
station, admitted that her daughter made a mistake, adding that by her
action, she has brought shame and disgrace to her family.
“I don’t
want to discuss this matter any further. My daughter made a big mistake
and she has brought shame and disgrace to the family,” she said.
A neighbour, Mrs. Bola Bamidele, who was also present at the scene,
said she was touched by the development. She described Fatimoh as
heartless. She commended her husband for calling a nurse to stop
Fatimoh’s bleeding and rescue the baby.
“I am deeply touched by this situation. How can a mother be this
heartless. Her husband is a good man to have called the nurse to rescue
both mother and child, knowing the situation surrounding the birth of
the child.
“The baby needs to be properly taken care of. I will advise that the
government should be involved in this matter. The baby should be taken
into custody, if not, a woman that can do this, can definitely kill the
child later and this will be bad,” she said.
A friend to the husband who did not want his name in print, also
condemned Fatimoh’s action, describing her as greedy and self centred.
“She does not have any reason to be involved in illicit affairs. She can
make do with the little amount given her by the man. The man is a
labourer. She also collects salary from her workplace. She can add them
together to make a living and not engage in extra-marital affairs.
After her confessions, the Divisional Crime Officer at the station, a
Deputy Superintendent of Police, Emmauel Ugwujja, released her,
considering her condition.
To mark his 30 years
as a born-again Christian and 27 years as a pastor, Chris Okotie
recently acquired a Rolls Royce Coupe, the 2014 Bespoke Edition.
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