From Attah Ede, Makurdi
Hunters have uncovered a baby reportedly buried alive at a bush in Ashav Kusuv Community in Buruku LGA of Benue State.
A source from the area who simply identified himself as Terna told journalists on phone in Makurdi that the incident occurred on Saturday at Ashav Kusuv community.
Terna said that mother’s luck was the saving grace of the baby girl as hunters found her and brought her alive from the forest where she was buried alive.
”Some hunters on Saturday found a baby girl and said that they found her buried alive in a forest. The baby is currently being taken care of at Ashav Kusuv community.
Though details on how the baby got to the forest , her parents and age were yet to be established.
However, Chairman of Buruku LGC, Iorkyaan Agber who confirmed the development on the phone on Sunday, told journalists that the baby was found in a forest by some hunters.
”It’s true that some hunters found a baby in the forest but we are investigating to know who went and dropped a little baby in the forest and the reason for doing that,” he said.
Efforts to get the reaction of the state command police public relations officer, SP Catherine Anene about the incident were not successful as her phone rang out and could not respond to text messages sent to her cellphone.
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