Ogun woman arrested for throwing five-month-old daughter into river… 

The Ogun State Police Command on Monday said that its operatives on Sunday arrested 30-year-old Olubunmi Ajayi for attempting to drown her five-month-old baby, Imole Anifowose, in RSS River, Sagamu.

One Olusola Sonaya, who was around the river, was said to have assisted in rescuing the baby after her mother threw her into the water.

This was according to a statement from the spokesperson for the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, sent to journalists on Monday.

The baby was said to have been rushed to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu for medical attention.

She is reported to have been in a stable condition at the time of filing this report.

“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.”