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Police recovers abandoned new baby in Ekiti

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The Ekiti State Police Command has recovered a newborn baby abandoned in an uncompleted building in the Adebayo area of Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

The command spokesman, Mr. Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the incident to journalists on Tuesday, said the incident happened on Monday night.

He added that residents of the area alerted the police on the matter.

Abutu said: “We got a call that a newborn baby was abandoned in an uncompleted building in Adebayo area.

“We recovered the baby and immediately moved the baby to Ekiti University Teaching Hospital, where the child is receiving treatment and care.”

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The command spokesman told journalists that efforts are ongoing to track the mother of the baby.

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