An unidentified lady Friday morning dropped a baby in a refuse cart along Rukuba Road in the Plateau State capital and the baby later burnt to death.
The lady was said to have alighted from a tricycle popularly called Keke NAPEP and dropped a carton in the refuse bin but unknown to those around, the carton contained a baby.
It was unclear if she was the one that ignited the fire or if it came from ashes poured into the bin by other people, but the fire was seen several minutes after she had dropped the carton and left, according to residents of the area.