An abandoned one-day-old baby has been recovered by operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command.
Consequently, the mother, one Khadija Ali has also been arrested.
The command spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, on Sunday, said the baby was abandoned along a bush path near Crush Rock, behind an uncompleted Red Bricks Market, Mpape.
She said the command got a distress call on Friday, at about 10:00am by Police operatives from Mpape Division’s Juvenile and Women Care Section (JWC) who found the baby wrapped in a cloth.
The statement reads further, “The child was promptly rescued and taken to Mpape Primary Health Care Center, where medical evaluation confirmed the baby is in stable condition.
“Following a tip off from the community, the baby’s mother, Khadija Ali, was arrested. During interrogation, she confessed to abandoning the baby, citing her inability to care for the child following her husband’s abandonment.
“The FCT Police Command vehemently condemns this act of child abandonment and reassures the public of its commitment to protecting the most vulnerable members of society.
“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.”
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