Police Rescue Two Abandoned Babies in Abuja

On September 2, 2026, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command responded to two separate incidents involving abandoned babies in Abuja. The first incident occurred around 5:30 PM on Obodo Street, Kurudu, when a resident named Innocent heard a baby crying and discovered a baby boy wrapped in a cloth inside a carton.

Police officers from the Kurudu Division, along with the Juveniles and Women Care Department, were dispatched to the scene, and the baby was taken to a nearby hospital for medical assessment, where he is currently in stable condition. Later that day, at approximately 9:40 PM, another resident, Ibrahim, found a baby girl crying outside his gate in Gwagwalada.

He, along with community members, rescued her and reported the incident to the Gwagwalada Police Station at about 10:15 PM. The baby girl was taken to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital for medical examination and is receiving care before being handed over to the Social Welfare Development for further assistance.

The police are investigating the circumstances of the abandonment and seeking to identify the mothers or relatives of the infants.