Bittersweet Scenario as 7-Month-Old Baby Found Alive on Mum’s Back 24hrs After Bandits Shot Mother Dead
- A seven-month-old baby has been rescued after some suspected bandits shot the mother to death while in transit on the eve of Sallah
- It was gathered that the woman was part of the passengers attacked by bandits on the Pandogari-Allawa road in Shiroro LGA of Niger State
- The baby was said to have been seen sleeping at the back of the mother, alive 24 hours after she was shot dead
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A bittersweet scenario transpired on Thursday, June 27, when some suspected armed bandits ambushed a vehicle conveying passengers on the Pandogari-Allawa road in Shiroro LGA of Niger State.
The tragic incident was reported to have transpired a day before the festive Sallah holiday celebration.
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The notorious bandits shot six passengers dead inside the vehicle, which included an SS2 pupil Hauwa Aliyu of the Maryam Babangida Girls’ Science College, Minna, and a nursing mother of a seven-month-old baby.
How 7-month-old baby was found alive
It was gathered that the nursing mother had her baby tied to her back when she was shot dead by the bandits.
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Miraculously, the seven-month-old baby was still alive 24 hours later when the deceased’s body was found.
Confirming the development, the President of Lakpma Youth Assembly, Jibril Allawa, said:
“Miraculously, the baby was one of the survivors of the attack in which six people were killed. Vigilantes who went the following day to evacuate the remains of the victims found the baby sleeping on his dead mother’s back.”
He explained that:
“The incident happened on June 27, and six people lost their lives. Maryam called and informed us that she was coming home for the Sallah."
Allawa recounted that the deceased SS2 student was advised to stay back in school for the Sallah holidays but insisted on returning home to celebrate the festive break.
According to Daily Trust, a teenage boy who sustained a fatal wound on his chest due to the gunshot managed to run the distance and was rescued and taken to the hospital for treatment.
Young man who found baby by roadside 4 years ago sends kid to school, shares his transformation photos
In another development, a young man has gone on TikTok to narrate how he found a baby by the roadside four years ago.
The man became the boy's parent and started taking care of the kid with the support of his mother.
Years later, the man shared the throwback and recent photos of the baby; one showed his first day at school.
Source: Legit.ng
