A day-old baby boy was found yesterday near a stream at Race Course, Jos, the Plateau State capital.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the baby was found at 6am opposite the main campus of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) by a mechanic, Malam Abubakar Garba.Garba told NAN that he wanted to cross the stream, on his way to a naming ceremony, when he heard the cry of the baby by the bank of the stream.
He said: “When I heard the cry of a baby at that odd hour, I got scared. But I mustered the courage to peep into the bank where I saw the baby in a basket.
“The baby was dressed in a sweater while a towel was wrapped around him.”
The mechanic said he called some neighbours, who took the baby to Sharna Police Station near UNIJOS.
Garba added: “The police directed us to take the baby to a nearby hospital where a medical check-up confirmed that the baby was healthy.”
He explained that the baby had been taken to the ward head of Angwan-Rogo, Alhaji Mohammed Sani, for necessary care.
Police Commissioner Chris Olakpe could not be reached for comments.
But a senior police officer attached to Angwan-Rogo Police Station, who spoke to NAN on condition of anonymity, confirmed the discovery of the baby.
The officer said Garba had indicated interest to adopt the baby before it was resolved that he should be taken to the ward head’s house.
He said the police were investigating the whereabouts of the baby’s mother to prosecute her for cruelty.
Source: The Nation
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