File photo: Chiefs in the area have asked the mother of the child to surrender voluntarily.
Residents of Fetentaa, a community in the Berekum West District, encountered a distressing incident involving a newborn baby dumped in a KVIP facility.
The perpetrator behind the incident remains unknown, prompting local authorities to initiate an investigation.
Kwaku Emmanuel Effah, the Assembly Member for the area, confirmed the incident on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM’s Nyankonton Mu Nsem.
He stated that, upon receiving the report, he, along with the Unit Committee Chairman Mr Kuti and Gyaasehene Nana Keabenahene, verified the information, which was found to be true.
According to the Assemblyman, a resident who intended to use the toilet facility heard a baby’s cry after a young lady had entered the toilet.
The Assemblyman and his team subsequently informed the area chief, Nana Kwesi Ntim Yeboah II.
The chief arranged for a group of local waste disposal workers to remove the baby, and the remains were buried later that evening.
In response, local traditional leaders issued a community-wide announcement, appealing for anyone with information to come forward to aid in identifying the perpetrator.
They also urged the person responsible to surrender voluntarily, warning that, if no one comes forward, traditional rites, including libation, would be performed to invoke consequences on the culprit.
The traditional leaders cautioned that, if the perpetrator is later identified, both the police and traditional authorities will take strict action.
