- Adeh urged the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities, reaffirming the command’s commitment to protecting society’s vulnerable members.
The police command in the federal capital territory (FCT) has apprehended Khadija Ali, a mother, for allegedly abandoning her newborn in a bush in Abuja.
On Sunday, Josephine Adeh, FCT police spokesperson, disclosed that the command found the abandoned baby near a bush path behind an uncompleted market in Mpape.
She noted that the police operatives responded to a distress call on Friday at 10 a.m. and discovered the baby wrapped in cloth.
Adeh stated that upon receiving the distress call, the baby was swiftly rescued and taken to Mpape Primary Health Care Center, “where medical evaluation confirmed the baby is in stable condition”.
During interrogation, the mother confessed to “abandoning the baby, citing her inability to care for the child following her husband’s abandonment”.
“The rescued baby will be handed over to the Department of Social Welfare for proper care, while the mother will face prosecution according to the provisions of sections 14 and 16 of the Child Rights Act (CRA) 2003 upon the conclusion of investigations”, she added.
Adeh urged the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities, reaffirming the command’s commitment to protecting vulnerable members of society.
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