A newborn baby has been found with his placenta yet to be removed in an uncompleted building in the Sarkin Kudu area of Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
It was also learnt that security agents and the local government authorities in Bogoro LGA launched a manhunt for the mother of the newborn.
According to PUNCH, a resident of Sarkin Kudu, said that the baby was found on a rock.
She said, “We woke up to hear that a baby was abandoned near a bush. The mother of the baby left him crying on a rock. We quickly mobilised some women who took the baby.’’
A social worker in the area who spoke on condition of anonymity said that the baby was found by residents, adding that the baby was in their care.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview, said; “On Thursday, June 2, 2022, at about 8.30am, some Good Samaritans of the community went to the Bogoro Divisional Police Headquarters and reported that on their way to the farm, they discovered an abandoned baby crying in an uncompleted building. Upon receiving the complaint, the DPO and his team moved to the scene and took the abandoned baby to the Bogoro General Hospital for medical check-up.
“After the medical doctors have certified that the baby is healthy, they handed the baby to the Social Welfare Department of Bogoro Local Government Area. Investigation is still in progress. We are trying to expand the investigation to look for the mother of the baby and further our investigation to know why she abandoned the baby in that manner,” PUNCH reports