The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has rescued two babies who were abandoned in separate locations in Abuja.
The Punch reported that the incidents occurred on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, in Kurudu and Gwagwalada, according to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh.
Adeh said the first case was reported in Kurudu after a resident, identified as Innocent, heard a baby crying around Obodo Street at about 5:30pm.
The resident reportedly followed the sound and found a baby boy wrapped in cloth and placed inside a carton.
“On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at about 5:45 PM, a resident of Kurudu, identified as Innocent, reported at the Kurudu Police Station that at about 5:30 PM on the same date, while around Obodo Street, Kurudu, he heard the cry of a baby. Upon inspection, he discovered a baby carefully wrapped in a cloth and abandoned in a carton box.
“Upon receipt of the report, Police officers from Kurudu Division alongside officers from the Juveniles and Women Care Department of the Division were promptly dispatched to the scene, where a baby boy was found and rescued. The baby was promptly taken to a nearby hospital for medical assessment and is currently in a stable condition, while efforts are being intensified to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abandonment, ” the statement partly read.
In a separate incident later that night, another resident, Ibrahim, discovered a baby girl abandoned outside his gate in Gwagwalada.
According to Adeh, Ibrahim heard the child crying at about 9:40pm and, with the assistance of other community members, rescued her before reporting the incident to the Gwagwalada Police Station at about 10:15pm.
“The baby girl was promptly taken to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital by the JWC Department of the Division for medical examination and is currently receiving care before handover to the Social Welfare Development for further care,” the statement said.
The police spokesperson said investigations were ongoing to determine how the babies were abandoned and identify their mothers or other relatives.
Adeh commended the two residents and other community members for responding quickly and notifying the police.
She also appealed to members of the public with information that could help trace the babies’ mothers or families to report to the nearest police station or contact the Command’s Public Relations Officer.
