The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby girl in a bush in Akwanga Local Government Area.
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the arrest in Lafia on Thursday, saying the suspect, a final-year NCE student of the College of Education, Akwanga, is now in custody.
“The mother of the baby has been identified and arrested. The Commissioner of Police has ordered the transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia, for comprehensive investigation and prosecution,” Nansel said.
The baby was discovered alive on Wednesday near the popular A.A. Koto area of Akwanga town, in a bush close to Hope Academy Primary School. Wrapped in cloth, the child was rescued by residents and handed over to the police.
The incident has drawn shock and outrage from residents, many describing the act as cruel and unacceptable.
