3/07/2018

Sad story: Pigs attack and kill new born abandoned twins in Nasarawa


It was a shocking event to the residents of Jeun Makadi community in the Masaka area of Nasarawa state on Tuesday when they saw the corpses of newborn twin babies at a dump in the area.

It was  learnt that the babies , who were suspected to have been dumped on Monday , were reportedly killed by wandering pigs .

Punch metro reported one of the corpses was still at the dump  and the other baby was  injured on the face and the other corpse had been carried away by the pigs .

PUNCH Metro learnt that some community leaders reported the incident to policemen from the Masaka division, who visited the dump.

One of the residents  who wants to remain anonymous , said the people staying close to the dump confirmed that the babies were brought in a perfect condition to the spot.



He said , “ We believe that the babies were left at the dump on Monday evening or Tuesday morning . When we got to the dump , pigs had already eaten one of the babies and escaped with the corpse . Some people staying close to the dump told us that there were indications that the kids were alive when they were abandoned .

There has been pandemonium in our area People have been trooping to the dump when they get the information that newborn twins were abandoned there . Residents, who were at the scene of the incident , rained curses on the person that dumped the babies . They could have taken the babies to an orphanage or to a government ’ s shelter , not at our dump to be eaten up by pigs .”





A youth in the community , Garba Julius , disclosed that the community and the police were investigating the incident to unveil the culprits.

The Police Public Relations Officer , Nasarawa State Police Command , DSP John Kennedy , however , said the commander in charge had yet to receive information on the incident .

SOURCE: Punch


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