UNICAL Students Find Dead Foetus In Female Hostel

UNICAL Students Find Dead
Foetus In Female Hostel
A lifeless foetus was found inside a bucket at the Hall
Eight Female Hostel of the University of Calabar.
The identity of the female student, who abandoned the
foetus beside one of the bathrooms, is still unknown.
A female student, who craved anonymity, said her
attention was drawn to the foetus when she saw others
running towards a particular direction in the hostel.
She said, “I was outside the hostel trying to surf the
Internet when suddenly I saw girls running towards the
hall. Initially, I thought it was a fracas, but on getting
closer, I discovered it was not a fight. It was a dead
foetus which had been abandoned in one of the
bathrooms of the hostel. The baby was soaked in a pool
of blood.”
The source estimated the pregnancy to be about five
months old.
“From the size of the foetus, it should be about five
months old. The unfortunate thing is that nobody knows
who did it, at least for now, but I am sure that the
person is in this hall,” she said.
When PUNCH Metro visited the scene around 4pm,
female students were seen discussing the matter in
hushed tones, and not willing to divulge any
information.
But another source, who also pleaded anonymity,
disclosed that the dead baby was taken away to an
unknown destination by some hostel officials.
She said, “The dead foetus has been taken away in the
plastic bucket by hostel officials.”
Another source said the foetus had been secretly
buried.
When contacted, the university Vice-Chancellor, Prof
James Epoke, confirmed the incident.
He said, “Yes, I have the report, but the identity of the
student is not yet known. We cannot monitor how they
live their private life. If she had even come out to tell
the school authority that she was pregnant, we might
have granted her maternity leave and she continues her
education when she comes back after delivery.
“We cannot expel any student from the school because
of pregnancy. I suspect the students may have tried to
abort the pregnancy and that was what led to this. The
unfortunate thing is that we have not been able to trace
the person.”