Number of abandoned newborn babies increasing in Nigeria: Police
The police on Sunday lamented the incessant reports of abandoned babies by mothers in the Federal Capital Territory.
The Public Relations Officer of the command, Josephine Adeh, in a statement, said two new cases were reported on Saturday.
Mrs Adeh said, “The increasing number of abandoned babies in the FCT is alarming. Just yesterday, two new cases were reported.’’
The police spokesperson in the state, said the “troubling trend is largely due to men abandoning women after impregnating them.”
She therefore urged men not ready to become fathers to avoid unprotected sex or abstain from it.
She said, “If you are not prepared to take responsibility for fatherhood, avoid unprotected sex or abstain from it.’’
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