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The Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State has said it will take care of a newborn baby of a mentally challenged woman found on the street at Ilu Tuntun .
While confirming the adoption of the baby , the Chairman of the Okitipupa Council Area, Mrs . Morenike Alaka , said every child has a fundamental right to life .
Alaka said , “Men should desist from putting women who are already distressed due to mental illness into the family way . It is a wicked act and a gross abuse of the victim . It is shameful. It is a sin against man and God . Every child has a fundamental right to life and we will do everything within our power to ensure that the baby lives .”
The woman was found inside a bush with a baby girl some days ago . She claimed that she was delivered of twins but somebody took one of the babies away .
SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that the cry of the baby drew the attention of residents , who alerted the police .
The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr . Femi Joseph, said the woman and her baby were handed over to the council chairman , who later took them to the State Specialist Hospital , Okitipupa .
The mother and child are currently in the custody of the state ’s social workers .
The Director of Child Development in the Ondo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development , Mr . Oluwaniyi Ogunleye , confirmed that the baby and the mother were receiving further medical attention .
He commended the efforts of the security agents , social and local government workers , who took care of the woman and the newborn before handing them over to the ministry .
Ogunleye said , “The child has been taken to the children’s home in Akure . She is under good care , while the mother too is being taken care of .” ""