Residents Find Corpse Of One-Year-Old In Uncompleted Building

There was confusion on Itele Road, Ewu Ajasa community in Lafenwa,
Ogun State, after the corpse of a one-year-old child was found in an
uncompleted building.

It was learnt that the corpse was found by labourers clearing weeds
around the building.

The men were said to have fled the area immediately they sighted the
corpse. It was their hasty retreat that drew the attention of
community leaders to the scene.

PUNCH correspondent reported that the female child was dumped in the
uncompleted building in the early hours of Friday.

When PUNCH visited the area on Tuesday, it was learnt that the remains
of the child had been interred by the community.

However, a cloth said to have been used to wrap the child was sighted
by a correspondent in front of the building.

A woman, who claimed to be overseeing the construction of the
building, described those who abandoned the corpse as wicked.

She said, "I am not the owner of the site, it belongs to a woman who
is a member of my church.

"Since she doesn't live around, she asked me to help her to supervise
the building.

"It was on Friday that I was called that they found a dead girl on the
site. I was as surprised and horrified as everyone because nobody
knows their intention.

"I only went there and left after the community leaders said they
would bring in the police."

PUNCH correspondent learnt from another resident that the baby had
signs of infections all over her body.

The secretary of the Community Development Association, Pastor Aseyi
Clement, told PUNCH Metro that investigations by the community
revealed that the child was dumped by someone living far from the
area.

"We first called theBaale,Chief Segun Ajasa, before we reported the
matter to the police. We took a picture of the corpse and with the
permission of the police, we buried the child. We did that to avert an
outbreak of any disease.

"Our investigations showed that the child was brought from a far place
and we had to report back to the police so they could also make their
findings."

PUNCH correspondent learnt that a suspect had been arrested and was
being interrogated at the Itele Police Station.

Residents said the suspect either threw the corpse into the
uncompleted building, or brought the persons that abandoned the
corpse.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, when
contacted on the telephone, did not pick his calls.

A text message sent to him had also yet to be replied to as of the
time of filing this report.

PUNCH.