Yobe Police Save Abandoned Newborn Girl in Damaturu

The Yobe State Police Command rescued an abandoned baby girl in Kallalawa village, Damaturu, on May 25, 2026. Officers found the infant, estimated to be one day old, after receiving reports from operatives attached to A Division. They took her to the Special Baby Care Unit at General Hospital Damaturu, where doctors confirmed she was in stable condition. The child was then handed over to the Social Welfare Department for proper care and protection. An investigation has begun to trace the baby’s mother and determine why the newborn was abandoned.

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