Two children were
found dumped in a fish pond along Dumi road, close to Railway quarters in the
Bauchi metropolis yesterday.
Our correspondent learnt that only one of the
male children aged between three and four years could not survive before they could
be rescued. The survivor was however rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Teaching Hospital Bauchi, where he is currently receiving
treatment.
Eyewitness accounts said two unidentified women and a man who
rode on a tricycle popularly known as ‘KeKe NAPEP’ threw the two children
inside the fish pond and fled.
A villager who works in a farm close to the
fish pond told newsmen that he and others saw two women alight from the ‘Keke
NAPEP’ while the man who rode the tricycle waited for them to dump the children
in the pond. According to the eyewitness, “immediately after they went
down from the ‘Keke NAPEP’, the two women threw something inside the fish pond
and hurriedly rejoined the tricycle and left.
“We were working at the other side of the fish pond because it
is a big. But before we could get to the fish pond, the three people had
disappeared and to our surprise when we looked inside the fish pond, we saw two
small kids struggling to survive.
“So, we immediately called for help. When other villagers came, we were able to rescue the two children but unfortunately one died before getting to the hospital while the other boy is receiving treatment at ATBTH”, the farm worker said.
The Bauchi Police
Public Relations Officer, ASP Hassan Muhammad Auyo, said he was not aware of
the incident, but promised to “look into the matter”.
Peoplesdaily
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