A woman has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command for dumping her newborn baby in a bush at Akwanga, Akwanga Local Government Area.
SP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the arrest on Thursday in Lafia.
“The mother of the baby has been identified and arrested. The CP ordered a transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia, for comprehensive investigation and prosecution of the suspect,” said Nansel.
The baby was allegedly dumped by her mother in the popular A. A. Koto area of Akwanga town, and found alive by residents and handed over to the police.
The eyewitness narrated. that the baby girl, was found on Wednesday in a bush along Hope Academy Primary School, Akwanga.
“The baby was wrapped in a cloth and dumped in the bush by her mother, a final-year NCE student of the College of Education, Akwanga,” the eyewitness said.
