The newborn was dumped in Tayi, Minna, hours after he was delivered by his mother and was already infested by soldier ants when neighbours rescued him on Saturday.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, who spoke with PUNCH Online on the telephone on Monday said the investigation to identify the lady who dumped the baby was still on.
Abiodun sent an SMS message saying that a State Child Rights Agency took custody of the baby and took him to a medical facility.
“On December 3, 2023, around 1030hrs, Mai Angwan of Tayi village Minna reported an incident of an abandoned baby within Tayi village at GRA Div. The baby boy who was discovered to be a day-old baby was abandoned by the roadside within the community.
“However, the State Child Rights Agency took custody of the said baby and he was taken to a medical facility for medical attention,” he wrote.
Abiodun disclosed that no arrest had been made but an investigation was still going to find the lady who dumped the baby.
“It is under investigation. If anybody was arrested I would have indicated it in the message. They only found the baby and the Child Right Agency took custody of the baby and the baby was taken for medical examination. However, the matter is still under investigation to unravel who dumped the baby there,” he said.
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