August 30, 2026
By Peter Duru, Makurdi
A newborn baby girl has been rescued alive after she was allegedly abandoned in a carton near Ashar Forest in Wuese community, Konshisha Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State.
The infant, whose mother and circumstances surrounding her birth remain unknown, was reportedly discovered on Saturday by a passerby, Mrs Mbakasev Yisa, who found the baby wrapped in clothes and dumped inside the carton.
An eyewitness and councillor representing the area, Gabriel Mbaukaan, told journalists by phone in Makurdi on Sunday that the baby was in an extremely critical condition when she was found, with maggots allegedly crawling around her body and a foul smell emanating from the carton.
