A good Samaritan has rescued an abandoned newborn baby girl alive near Ashar forest at Wuese community in the Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State.
The baby, who was said to have been wrapped up in clothes and kept in a carton by an unknown person, was picked up on Saturday, August 29, 2026, by one Mrs Mbakasev Yisa, with maggots allegedly found around the baby and a foul smell emanating from the carton.
An eyewitness and a councillor who identified himself as Terkumbur Mbaukaan told journalists on the phone in Makurdi, the state capital, on Sunday, that the baby was in an extremely critical condition when she was rescued and immediately evacuated to Dooshima Clinic in Wuese for medical attention.
The councillor narrated that the passerby, Yisa, first discovered the abandoned newborn in the forest and immediately reported the situation to the police outpost situated in the area.
He said, “As a councillor representing the area, I visited the scene to personally assess the situation and ascertain the condition of the abandoned child.
