Abandoned Newborn Twins Killed By Pigs In Nasarawa
The corpses of newborn twin babies obviously abandoned at a dump site in the Jeun Makadi community in the Masaka area of Nasarawa State on Tuesday were reportedly killed eaten by wandering pigs in the area.
The babies were suspected to have been dumped on Monday,
When one of our correspondents visited the area on Tuesday, one of the corpses was still at the dump. The baby was injured in the face.
Residents said the other corpse had been carried away by the pigs.
A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said people staying close to the dump confirmed that the babies were brought alive 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, said the community and the police were investigating the incident to unravel the culprits.
