Members of Diobu vigilante group on Tuesday,23rd July,2024 discovered the dead body of a day old male child in a man hole located in Ekwe/Ikwerre road,Mile 3 Diobu,PortHarcourt.
In an interview with Journalists, Godstime Ihunwo,the Chief Security Officer of Nkpolu Orowurokwo attached to Diobu vigilante said
” at the early hours of today,23rd July,2024 at about 5AM, I and my team were on patrol .On getting to Ikwerre road/Ekwe street Mile 3 Diobu,PortHarcourt,We discovered that a new born baby was dumped into a Man hole.
“We discovered that the baby was dead.It was a male.I quickly rushed down to Nkpolu Police Division to make an entry .I also contacted,Prince Wiro who is a human rights activist”.
In the meantime,Prince Wiro,who is the National Coordinator of Centre for Basic Rights Protection And Accountability Campaign has condemned the action of the unidentified mother describing it as height of wickedness.
Mr Wiro said ” it is sad that before the vigilance group discovered the infant male he was already dead.
“The action of the mother of the child is a crime that is punishable under the Nigeria law.
“We use this opportunity to urge residents who may have useful information about the identity of the child’s mother to report to the Police for necessary action”.