by Rachel Ogbu

Head, Public Relations Unit, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has confirmed the development of a 400 level student, Oyinlola Rotimi, who caused commotion on Wednesday, when she was accused of attempting to flush her newborn baby boy down the toilet.

PRO Abiodun Olanrewaju said that the baby and mother survived and investigation into the case had commenced.

“The case is being investigated. Both have been taken to the health centre,” he said.

A medical doctor, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said it might not have been attempted murder as some people speculated adding that it was possible for a pregnant woman to deliver when attempting to defecate.

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The Punch reports:

A version of the incident said Oyinlola, an Electrical/Electronics engineering student, was attempting to flush the baby down the toilet when she was caught by a cleaner early in the morning at Moremi Hall of the institution.

Another version, which described Oyinlola as an Agric Engineering student, said she had gone into the toilet to defecate when she gave birth to the baby.

An eyewitness said, “Mama cleaner just wanted to clean the toilet when she saw blood coming out. I was bathing and all of a sudden I heard her shouting, ‘who is inside the toilet?’  No one responded so I had to come out of the bathroom to be sure that she was not talking to me.

“When I came out, the cleaner had gone to call other cleaners and hall warders. When they came back, the baby was already crying. The warders had to force the door open.

“As the door opened suddenly, we saw that the baby had been turned upside down, with his head inside the closet. One of the cleaner immediately removed the baby from the closet. The baby was still breathing but bleeding from his nose.”