ABUJA — The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rescued an injured newborn baby boy who was found abandoned, wrapped in a nylon bag, in Bwari Area Council, Abuja.
The infant was discovered in critical condition on Monday, November 2, 2026, and immediately taken for medical attention. Police Public Relations Officer SP Josephine Adeh disclosed the incident in a video statement shared on Tuesday, November 3.
In the video, Adeh is seen holding and bottle-feeding the baby, who is wrapped in a white towel and dressed in a patterned onesie. She explained that officers recovered the child in a very poor state.
“We just picked this child yesterday in Bwari Area Council, and we’ve been managing this baby since morning because the baby has not really been in very good condition. We picked this baby in a very bad condition,” Adeh said. “This baby is a baby boy. The baby boy was abandoned, wrapped in a nylon bag, and he was badly injured. You can see he has some bruises on his hand and also on one of his arms.”
Adeh said the baby had been taken to hospital for treatment and would later be handed over to social welfare officials. She appealed to residents of Bwari and the wider FCT for help in identifying the mother.
“We are calling on residents living around Bwari Area Council to help us locate the mother of this baby,” she said. “If you notice any lady, any young lady or any woman who has been pregnant and now you cannot see the pregnancy, neither can you see a child, please reach out to the Bwari Police Station with details so that it can help us to locate the mother of this child.”
She specifically urged anyone with information to contact the nearest police station or the FCT Police Command Gender Officer on 0803 625 9662.
Addressing young women and mothers facing unwanted pregnancies or difficult circumstances, Adeh pleaded against abandoning infants. “To you young ladies out there, I am begging… If you don’t want the baby, you can walk into the social welfare or any nearest police station and we will assist you. Instead of abandoning these children, come to us and we will help you. There are so many parents who want these children. Instead of taking this route of wickedness—wrapping a baby or abandoning a child inside a carton or wrapping it in a nylon bag—please come to us. Bring the child to us. We take these children from you.”
The case is the latest in a series of infant abandonment incidents reported in the FCT in recent months. Police continue to investigate and seek public cooperation to identify those responsible and ensure the child’s welfare.
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