A yet-to-be-identified woman on Monday was reportedly delivered of a baby boy by the roadside in the Onipanu area of Lagos State, Nigeria
The woman said to be heavily pregnant was waiting to board a bus around 9am when she unexpectedly went into labour.
The people around the place rallied around the woman and put a call across to Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LAWMA)
The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement said the woman was attended to after its Emergency Response Team received a distress call.
The LASEMA boss noted that a makeshift clinic was provided to ensure the safe delivery of the baby and the well-being of the mother.
The statement read, “On February 19, 2024, at approximately 9am, the agency’s Emergency Response Team received a distress call from neighbourhood and bystanders at Onipanu Bus Stop in respect of a heavily pregnant woman who unexpectedly went into labour at the bus stop while waiting to board a bus.
“LRT and the agency’s paramedics moved in swiftly in collaboration with some market women at the bus stop, provided a makeshift to ensure the safe delivery of the baby and the well-being of the mother.
“Fortunately, the woman was successfully delivered of a bouncing baby boy amidst jubilation.”
Both mother and son are in stable condition, ValidViewNetwork reports
