The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has apprehended a woman, Khadija Ali, for allegedly abandoning her day-old baby along a bush path near Crush Rock, behind the uncompleted Red Bricks Market in Mpape, Abuja.
According to a statement released by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, on Sunday, police operatives from the Mpape Division’s Juvenile and Women Care Section rescued the baby after responding to a distress call at about 10 a.m. on January 3, 2025.
The infant, wrapped in cloth, was swiftly transported to the Mpape Primary Health Care Centre for medical evaluation, where health personnel confirmed the child was in stable condition.
“On January 3, 2025, at about 10:00 a.m., police operatives responded to a distress call and found the baby abandoned along a bush path.
The child was promptly rescued and taken for medical evaluation,” Adeh said in the statement.
Further investigations led to the arrest of the mother, Khadija Ali, after concerned residents provided a tip-off.
During interrogation, Ali confessed to abandoning her baby, citing financial hardship and abandonment by her husband as the reasons for her actions.
Condemning the incident, Adeh described it as a grave violation of the child’s rights and assured the public of the Command’s commitment to protecting vulnerable members of society.
She disclosed that Ali would be charged to court for violating Sections 14 and 16 of the Child Rights Act, 2003.
“The FCT Police Command vehemently condemns this act of child abandonment. The rescued baby will be handed over to the Department of Social Welfare for proper care, while the mother will face prosecution in line with the provisions of the law,” the statement added.
This development has reignited concerns over the impact of economic hardship on vulnerable populations and the need for stronger social welfare systems to support struggling families.
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