The woman, who reportedly
boarded the bus at Ijede, could not alight at the Sabo Bus Stop, as other
passengers did, making the bus driver and his conductor suspicious.
It was jubilation, Tuesday,
at Sabo area of Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos, when a woman gave birth to baby
girl inside a commercial bus.
An eyewitness said in the
usual manner in Lagos, the conductor started yelling at the woman to get down
from the bus, but she could not utter a word as she had fallen into labour. It
was said that the conductor, seeing that the woman was in labour, raised the
alarm. But those around took to their heels, thinking a fight had started
between the conductor and miscreants.
The eyewitness added that
when the shout for help persisted, some officials of Lagos State Traffic
Management Authority, LASTMA, and other sympathisers moved closer, only to
discover that the woman was in labour.
They rendered necessary
assistance and the woman delivered a baby girl few minutes after. Both the
woman and her newborn were taken to the Health Centre, Ita-Elewa for medical
attention, while her personal effects were kept in the custody of one of the
sympathisers.
Fortunately for the woman,
one of the good Samaritans was able to identify her and a message was sent to
her husband, who also rushed to the scene. LASTMA officials and other
sympathizers, who visited the health centre to catch a glimpse of the baby,
were to said to have provided the items used for the deliveries. A volunteer
Traffic Mayor, popularly called Baba Isale Eko, who was also at the scene, said
the delivery was easier compared with that of some women.
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