A newborn baby abandoned inside a carton has been found alive on a farm in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa state.
The baby was found by a farmer
named Dubore on his farm when he was working on Sunday morning, September 23,
2023.
Immediately, Debore rushed and
informed the village head of Wurya in Gwaram Tsohuwa about the incident.
The personal assistant to
Gwaram Local Government Chairman, Alhaji Tamaji Gwaram, who was contacted by
the village head about the newborn baby boy said they took the child to the
Divisional Police Officer of Gwaram local government for further action.
The PA said they rushed the
baby to the hospital and confirmed his health status was okay.
According to Tamaji, the team
took the child to the local government chairman Hon. Zaharaddeen Abubakar in
which he immediately ordered them to find a woman who could take care of the
baby.
They later found one woman
around the area named Rukayya Aliyu, and she promised to take care of the baby
with the consent of her husband, the district head of Wurya, Malam Aminu
Abdul-Hamid.
The PA said after they had
found the caregiver, the local government chairman ordered them to give the
baby a name, and they named him after the chairman, Zaharadden his caregiver’s
name Aminu.
The baby is now called
Zaharaddeen Aminu Gwaram.
Later Yahaya Tamaji Gwaram said that the local government chairman put the woman (caregiver) on a monthly allowance in addition to his promise of supporting her till the end of his tenure as a chairman of Gwaram local government.
When contacted, the police
public relations officer of the Jigawa state police command, DSP Lawan Shiisu
Adam onfirmed the story.
He said the police already
handed over the baby to the local government chairman to find a caregiver.
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