A female student has reportedly murdered her newly delivered baby in the Federal University Dutse (FUD) school hostel in Jigawa State.
The unidentified student gave birth in a toilet in the hostel on Monday, June 10, after which she allegedly threw her baby from the top floor of a three-storey building.
A video from the scene show the body of the newborn lying on concrete where it landed. Two students are seen trying to wrap the baby and the discarded placenta in a towel.
Students are seen watching the baby while condemning the mother.
Another video shows a mammoth crowd of students gathered to catch a glimpse of the 200-level student who killed her baby as she was led away by school authorities.
The school’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Bello, on Monday, confirmed the incident. Bello assured all that the university promptly notified the authorities.
The video triggered emotional reactions among social media users as they shared their thoughts online. Some reactions are shown below:
i_am_onyi_empire said, “She might be suffering from PPD”.
mmakamba_90 said, “Why carry the innocent baby to full term when you know you don’t want him or her? Better still take the baby to the orphanage 😢”.
tochukwujoyce said, “Prevention is better than Iberibe ..nurturing 9 months pregnancy and trashed 🗑️ a baby is the most WI*D act ARU!!!!!”.
iamstepee said, “Tomorrow someone will say nothing beats mothers love”.
funayai said, “Make una leave am Abeg country too hard make she kilļ dey child”.