Residents of Kofar Bayi in Yola town were awakened by a distressing scene on Wednesday morning as a baby was discovered abandoned inside a mini drainage system.
The discovery prompted an immediate reaction from the community, with loud screams and the resounding echoes of people expressing shock and disbelief at the heartbreaking situation.
It was gathered that the baby girl was found dumped inside a drainage by the roadside at Kofar Bayi district of Yola in the early hours of Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
One of the residents, Shitu Abdulqadir Yola, said the case has been reported to the nearest police station.
“I was asleep today few hours ago in the morning, I heard the scream and noises of people entering our family house at Shehu Street Yola Town, then I heard the voice of my Grandma saying Subhanallah! What a cruel world are we living in,” he wrote.
“It’s a baby girl child they found dropped inside a mini drainage around our house. The child was picked up and entered our house and bathed by our Grandma,”
“I then came out from my room saw a lot of people and crowd within our compound premises. I advised them the wrapper that the child was found inside to be kept and immediately to report the issue to near-by police station which eventually they did”