Kwara Student Abandons Newborn at Hospital, Ministry Vows Support

A student mother abandoned her newborn baby at Apalara Medical Hospital in Kwara State shortly after delivery. The hospital staff alerted the State Ministry of Women Affairs on Friday, April 3. Commissioner Opeyemi Oluwakemi said the state government will provide all medical and physical care for the child. She commended the citizens and officials who brought the baby into protective custody. The ministry cited the Child Rights Law’s provisions on fostering and adoption. Chief Medical Director Giwa Luqman revealed that the mother had initially sought to terminate her pregnancy. His counselling persuaded her to carry the baby to term, but she still left the child after birth. The ministry stressed the need for due process and adequate time for mothers to reconsider.

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