4. Abandoned Baby: The rescuing team taking out the newborn baby from the pit toilet in Lagos, Nigeria.

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An unknown mother dumped her newborn baby inside a pit toilet in the rural area of Aanuoluwapo Street, Shasha, Alimosho Local Government, Lagos State around 5:00 am on the 13th of March 2011 before the baby was rescued 7 hours later. On the 8th day, the community gathered to name the boy after President Goodluck Jonathan.

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Size: 3008px × 2000px
Location: Shasha, Lagos, Nigeria.
Photo credit: © OMONIYI AYEDUN OLUBUNMI / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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