A barely one-year-old baby has been rescued by residents of a community in Edo state.
The child, Naija News reports were found abandoned in muddy water by a yet to be identified individual suspected to be his mother.
In a viral video on social media, some members of a community were seen lamenting the cruel act after they had rescued the child who was crying bitterly.
The baby was wearing diapers when the community members made the discovery, Naija News observed.
Watch the moment the child was rescued in the video below:
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