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ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi –
Residents of Sarkin Kudu area of Bogoro LGA of Bauchi State are still in shock following the discovery, on Thursday, of a newborn baby abandoned by his mother in the area.
NATIONAL ACCORD learnt that the yet to be identified mother left her baby boy on a rock in the area without clothes and with his placenta yet to be removed, to die.
Speaking to journalists, a social worker in the area, who preferred anonymity, said that the baby was found by residents of the area, adding that the baby is in their care.
She said that the social welfare office of the local government will continue to take care of the baby until investigations are completed and the mother of the baby is found.
“Our office received a report yesterday (Thursday) that a newborn baby boy was abandoned in Sarkin Kudu. Before we got there, the newborn baby had been picked up by one of the woman in the area who had started taking care of him.
“He is now doing well and in good condition. We have also informed the security agents and investigation is ongoing to get the mother of the baby,” she said.
The social worker, who expressed appreciation to the people of the area and the woman who found and took care of the baby, appealed to the mother of the baby to come and claim her newborn baby.
A resident of Sarkin Kudu, who refused to give his name said: “We woke up this morning with a sad news that a newborn baby boy has been abandoned near a bush here. The mother of the baby left him crying on top of one rock in the area with his face covered to the ground.
“We quickly asked some of our women to rescue the baby and they did. It is really sad and unfortunate that the mother left the mother of the newborn baby abandoned him without removing his placenta and without clothes.
“The baby was born in the middle of the night of Wednesday and the mother abandoned him there. I’m sure she abandoned him with the intention that he will just die before day break.
“Although we are not happy with this development but we thank God that the baby was found alive and saved from danger. And as human beings we have to take care of this baby.”
According to him, the baby was handed over to Social Workers in the area, adding that they have gone to the market where they bought the basic things needed to take care of the baby including clothes and milk.
Another source said security agents and the local government authorities in Bogoro LGA have initiated a search for the mother of the newborn baby.
Meanwhile, The Bauchi State Police Command, confirmed the incident to journalists on Friday.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police Ahmed Wakil, who confirmed the incident to our correspondent in a telephone interview, however, said that the baby was found in an uncompleted building in the area.
“Yesterday, Thursday, June 2nd, 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 complain, the DPO and his team of officers and men moved to the scene and took the abandoned baby to the Bogoro General Hospital for medical checkup.
“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,” he said.
Wakil stated that investigation has already commenced in order to get the mother of the baby ‘and further our investigation to know why she abandoned the baby in that manner.”
