A very
scary event took place recently at Utak Street, off Nkemba Street, in
Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Three months ago, a busy working class single mum
employed a 17 year old girl to help take care of her 2 year old
daughter.
Recently, while the lady was engrossed with a TV programme, her
daughter needed attention and she called the help more than three times
and the help kept responding that she was in the toilet. When it
became unnecessarily too long, she tiptoed into the help's room and
opened the toilet door. To her horror, she met the help
squatting with blood all over the bathroom with a stillborn newly
delivered baby hanging in-between her legs. She screamed and ran out of
her apartment into the street. The entire neighbourhood came out and it
took the intervention of neighbours to calm her down. The neighbours
also helped rushed the help to the hospital. While in the hospital, she
refused treatment and claimed she drank herbs and was given some to
insert in her vagina to force the baby out. The help said she was
warned not to allow orthodox medical treatment.
When asked, the help explained that the pregnancy was six months
old. Her employer said she didn't know she was pregnant as she is a very
slim
girl and she thought that the small protruding tommy was just an
evidence of good living with her. She was smart in discharge of her
duties, so there was nothing to suspect.
The help was sent parking afterward. Pictures of the stillborn when you
continue. *viewer discretion advised*