FCT Police Rescue Newborn Abandoned In Nylon Bag In Bwari

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has rescued a newborn baby boy abandoned inside a nylon bag in Bwari Area Council of Abuja.

The infant was discovered on Monday, November 2, 2026, in critical condition with visible injuries, including bruises on his hand and head.

In a video message, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, was seen cradling the baby wrapped in a white blanket and feeding him with a bottle outside a police facility.

“Hi everyone, I’m SP Josephine Adeh, Police Public Relations Officer for FCT Police Command. We just picked this child yesterday in Bwari… Bwari Area Council. And we’ve been managing this baby since morning because the baby has not really been in very good condition. We picked this baby in a very bad condition, and this baby is a baby boy,” she said.

Adeh said the baby was found wrapped in a nylon bag, badly injured with bruises on his hand and one of his arms, adding that officers had taken him to hospital for treatment.

“As usual, we are calling on residents living around Bwari Area Council to help us locate the mother of this baby. The baby boy was abandoned wrapped in a nylon bag, and he was badly injured. You can see he has some bruises on his hand and also on his head… on one of his arms. We’re trying to manage the situation. We just brought him out from the hospital, we’ll be taking him back, and we’ll be handing him over to Social Welfare as usual,” she said.

The police spokesperson appealed to residents of the FCT, especially Bwari Area Council, to report any woman who was recently pregnant but is no longer pregnant and has no child.

“But please, residents of FCT, most especially Bwari Area Council, if you notice any lady, any young lady, or any woman who has been pregnant and now you cannot see the pregnancy, neither can you see a child, please reach out to the Bwari Police Station with details so that it can help us to locate the mother of this child,” she said.

Adeh made an emotional plea to young mothers not to abandon babies.

“And to you young ladies out there, I am begging—this is begging, please. If you don’t want the baby, you can walk into the Social Welfare or any nearest police station, and we will assist you. Instead of abandoning these children, come to us and we will help you. There are so many parents who want these children. Instead of taking this route of wickedness—wrapping a baby or abandoning a child inside a carton or wrapping it in a nylon bag and abandoning it—please come to us. Bring the child to us, we will take these children from you,” she added.

She urged anyone with useful information to report to the nearest police station, saying the information would get to her office.