‎By Hosea Parah

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‎The police command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has rescued two abandoned babies in the Kurudu and Gwagwalada areas of Abuja.

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‎In a statement on Friday, Josephine Adeh, the command’s spokesperson, said that on Wednesday, a resident identified as Innocent reported at Kurudu Police Station at about 5:30 p.m. that a baby was found crying along Obodo Street, Kurudu.

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‎She said that upon inspection, officers found a baby carefully wrapped in a cloth and abandoned in a carton box.

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‎Ms Adeh stated that police officers from Kurudu Division, alongside officers from the Juveniles and Women Care (JWC) Department of the division, were promptly dispatched to the scene, where a baby boy was found and rescued.

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‎“The baby was promptly taken to a nearby hospital for medical assessment and is currently in a stable condition, while efforts are being intensified to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abandonment,” she said.

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‎She explained that the command has concluded all necessary documentation and handed over the baby to the social welfare department for further care.

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‎Ms Adeh said that in a similar incident, on Wednesday at about 9:40 p.m., a resident of the Gwagwalada area of the FCT, identified as Ibrahim, heard a baby crying outside his gate.

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‎Upon inspection, the resident found a baby who appeared to have been abandoned on the premises.

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‎“Mr Ibrahim, alongside other concerned members of the community, immediately rescued the child and reported the matter at the Gwagwalada Police Station at about 10:15 p.m.

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‎“The baby girl was promptly taken to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital by the JWC department of the division for medical examination,” she noted.

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‎She added that the baby is currently receiving care before handover to the social welfare development for further care, while efforts are being intensified to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abandonment.

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