Authorities of the Niger State Police Command stated they’re nonetheless on the path of the lady of a new child who was dumped by the roadside in a Minna village lately.
The new child was dumped in Tayi, Minna, hours after he was delivered by his mom and was already infested by soldier ants when neighbours rescued him on Saturday.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, who spoke with PUNCH Online on the phone on Monday stated the investigation to establish the woman who dumped the newborn was nonetheless on.
Abiodun despatched an SMS message saying {that a} State Child Rights Agency took custody of the newborn and took him to a medical facility.
“On December 3, 2023, round 1030hrs, Mai Angwan of Tayi village Minna reported an incident of an deserted child inside Tayi village at GRA Div. The child boy who was found to be a day-old child was deserted by the roadside throughout the neighborhood.
“However, the State Child Rights Agency took custody of the said baby and he was taken to a medical facility for medical attention,” he wrote.
Abiodun disclosed that no arrest had been made however an investigation was nonetheless going to seek out the woman who dumped the newborn.
“It is under investigation. If anybody was arrested I would have indicated it in the message. They only found the baby and the Child Right Agency took custody of the baby and the baby was taken for medical examination. However, the matter is still under investigation to unravel who dumped the baby there,” he stated.
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