[BREAKING NEWS]: Lifeless Newborn Baby Found on Church Premises in Anambra State

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Nkpor, Anambra State — Tragedy struck in the early hours of Monday, August 12, as the lifeless body of a newborn baby girl was discovered on the premises of a church situated at Engr Chukelu Street, Ububa South, Nkpor Agu, in the Idemili North Local Government Area.

Emmynet24 Reports that the newborn baby, estimated to be a day old, was found covered with dried plantain leaves. A video that surfaced on social media captures the sorry situation, with a voice of a man identifying himself as the chief security officer of Nkpor community, calling for information regarding the abandoned child.

"I had the misfortune of going to examine the dead body of a one-day-old girl abandoned at a church premises at Engr Chukelu Street, Ububa South, Nkpor Agu," the Chief Security Officer said in the video. He has called on anyone with information regarding this incident to come out and help the police in its investigation. The incident was reported to the Ogidi Police Division.

The scene was attended by police officers who ordered the evacuation of the lifeless body. An investigation thereafter ensues with the community members advised to cooperate in the identification of those behind the tragic act.