The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby in a bush near a primary school on AA Koto Street, Akwanga Local Government Area.
The infant, wrapped in cloth, was discovered alive by residents on Wednesday, who immediately alerted the police.
Confirming the development in Lafia on Thursday, Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, said the Commissioner of Police had directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for thorough investigation and prosecution.
“The mother of the baby has been identified and arrested. The Commissioner of Police has ordered the transfer of the case to SCID Lafia for detailed investigation and prosecution,” Nansel stated.
Findings revealed that the suspect is a final-year NCE student at the College of Education, Akwanga.
The incident has drawn outrage among residents, who expressed shock over the abandonment.
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Similar cases have been recorded in other states. In July, a farmer in Kamba town, Dandi LGA, Kebbi State, rescued a newborn baby girl buried alive on his farmland. The child, discovered wrapped in cloth and crying, was later placed in his custody by the local council. The farmer, Kabiru Kamba, and his wife—who had recently given birth—took in the baby and organised a naming ceremony for her.
The growing trend of child abandonment across Nigeria has continued to spark concern among stakeholders, with calls for urgent action to address underlying social and economic pressures.
