A 30-year-old woman has been arrested for attempting to drown her five-month-old baby in RSS River, Sagamu, Nigeria.
“A man was around the river rescued the baby after her mother threw her into the water,” according to reports.
“The baby has been rushed to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu for medical attention,” according to the spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola.
“The baby has survived the trauma,” according to reports.
The mother has been apprehended and currently under observation to ascertain her mental health.
Effort has been made to contact relatives or the husband to hand over the baby in the hospital, for appropriate welfare.