Newborn Baby’s Head Found Beside a Canal in Lagos [Photos] It was a shocking sight for residents of Babalola bus stop in Itire as they found the severed head of a newborn baby in a canal in the area. Residents and passersby along a canal opposite Babalola bus stop, Itire, Lagos State, gaped in horror as a severed head of a newborn baby was found beside the canal. It was gathered that the residents woke up to the gory sight on Monday. A lot of people in the area believed that the baby is a victim of ritual killings and they probably used the other parts of the baby for their rituals and then dumped the head as it was of no use to them. According to reports coming from the area, it was gathered that the hairy head of the baby was kept inside a black pot with bloodstains around it and ...