The Yobe State Police Command has rescued an abandoned newborn baby girl and arrested two suspected motorcycle thieves in separate operations across the state as part of an intensified crackdown on criminal activities.
The command said stolen motorcycles were also recovered during the operations carried out in different parts of the state.
According to a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, the successes reflected the command’s commitment to intelligence-led policing and proactive crime prevention.
In one of the incidents, the police said a newborn baby girl, estimated to be one day old, was discovered abandoned in Kallalawa Village, Damaturu, on May 25, 2026.
“Operatives attached to A Division, Damaturu, rescued a newborn baby girl estimated to be one day old after she was discovered abandoned in Kallalawa Village,” the statement read.
