Nigeria, June 21 -- Two infants have been confirmed dead in Anambra State after their unidentified parents dumped them in a drainage in Okpoko, an urban community in Ogbaru Local Government Area.

The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement that police operatives recovered the twins from the drainage earlier on Sunday.

Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, explained that the recovery followed the information dropped at the Okpoko Divisional Police Headquarters on Sunday, 21 June, that two lifeless infants were abandoned in the area.

"Following the report, operatives immediately swung into action, secured the scene, gathered vital evidence, and commenced investigations," he said.

Mr Ikenga confirmed t...