Photo: Police arrest mother for burying her day old baby

A woman named Patience Aaron who lives in Afaha Abia village, Nsit Ibom LGA in Akwa Ibom state has been arrested by men of the Akwa Ibom state Police command for allegedly burying her day-old baby alive.

According to the state Commissioner of Police, Gabriel Achong, Patience buried her one day old baby boy in a shallow grave with hopes that the child would die. Fortunately he found and rescued alive seven hours later...

"Patience on September 14th 2014 did bury her one-day-old baby boy in a shallow grave. The baby was rescued alive" the commissioner said

He also said the woman has been seriously ill since she was arrested and was receiving treatment.