Adebayo who
is a secondary school cert holder was allegedly impregnated by one Martins
Tewogbade, who lives in the Bariga area of the state.
She then
gave birth on April 30 at a private hospital in the neighbourhood, but
Tewogbade’s parents reportedly rejected the baby and she subsequently relocated
with the child to a friend’s house in Igbode, Ogun State.
Adebayo
reportedly approached one Mrs. Joke Fatai, a worker at a Cherubim and Seraphim
Church in the town sometime in May 2017 and begged her to take custody of the
child. The baby was in the care of Mrs Fatai, until Saturday, June 10, when
Adebayo went to withdraw her.
She was said
to have tied the baby’s mouth and nose, dumped her in the bush and returned to
Bariga, telling people that the child was dead. It was learnt that the baby was
found by some members of a vigilance group in the early hours of Sunday in a
bush in Ikorodu and was later reunited with Fatai.
Adebayo was
eventually traced to Bariga. A resident of Bariga, Yusuf Tolagbe, said an angry
crowd wanted to beat up the mother, but for the intervention of a child rights
organisation in the area, Child Protection Network.
He said,
“Adebayo’s
mother died shortly after giving birth to her. Her father’s whereabouts is
unknown. She was living with an elderly man. Last year, the man observed that
she was pregnant.
After
prodding her, she said it was Tewogbade, an apprentice, that impregnated her.
But the boy’s parent did not accept the pregnancy, claiming that it belonged to
a taxi driver, who they usually saw her with.”
The
Coordinator, Child Protection Network, Toyin Okanlawon, said the mother and
Tewogbade had been transferred to the Gender Unit of the Lagos State Police
Command’s Headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos.
The
spokesperson for the command, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, said the police would
work with the state government to ensure the safe custody of the baby, while
Adebayo and Tewogbola were under investigations.
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