The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has appealed for information to identify the mother of a baby boy allegedly abandoned in a nylon bag in Bwari, after the child was found with injuries and taken to hospital for treatment.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, made the appeal in a video shared on her X handle on Wednesday, saying the baby was found in a very bad condition and had bruises on one of his hands.
“We picked this child yesterday in Bwari Area Council, and we have been managing the baby since morning because he was not in a good condition. We found him in a very bad state. He is a baby boy,” Adeh said.
She said the child had been taken to hospital for medical attention and would be returned for further treatment before being handed over to the social welfare authorities.
“We are trying to manage the situation. We just brought him back from the hospital. We will be taking him back, and we will hand him over to social welfare,” she added.
Adeh urged residents, particularly those in Bwari, to provide information that could help the police locate the baby’s mother.
“As usual, we are calling on residents living around Bwari Area Council to help us locate the mother of this baby. The baby boy was abandoned, wrapped in a nylon bag, and was badly injured. He sustained some bruises on his hand,” she said.
She also urged residents to report any information about a woman who had recently been pregnant but was no longer seen with the pregnancy to the Bwari Police Station.
“Please, residents of the FCT, most especially Bwari Area Council, if you notice any young lady who had been pregnant but is no longer seen with the pregnancy, please reach out to the Bwari Police Station with details that can help us locate the mother,” Adeh said.
The police spokesperson further appealed to women who were unable or unwilling to care for their babies to seek assistance from social welfare offices or police stations rather than abandon them.
“To you young ladies out there, I am begging you, please, if you don’t want the baby, you can walk into a social welfare office or the nearest police station, and we will assist you. Instead of abandoning these children, come to us; we will help you. Many parents want these children,” she said.
