The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has rescued two abandoned babies in separate incidents recorded in Kurudu and Gwagwalada areas of Abuja.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, noting that both incidents occurred on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

Adeh said the first incident occurred at about 5:30pm around Obodo Street, Kurudu, when a resident, identified as Innocent, heard the cry of a baby and discovered a baby boy wrapped in a cloth and abandoned inside a carton.

“On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at about 5:45 PM, a resident of Kurudu, identified as Innocent, reported at the Kurudu Police Station that at about 5:30 PM on the same date, while around Obodo Street, Kurudu, he heard the cry of a baby. Upon inspection, he discovered a baby carefully wrapped in a cloth and abandoned in a carton box.

“Upon receipt of the report, Police officers from Kurudu Division alongside officers from the Juveniles and Women Care Department of the Division were promptly dispatched to the scene, where a baby boy was found and rescued. The baby was promptly taken to a nearby hospital for medical assessment and is currently in a stable condition, while efforts are being intensified to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abandonment, ” the statement partly read.

In a similar incident, Adeh said a baby girl was rescued later the same day in Gwagwalada after a resident, identified as Ibrahim, heard her crying outside his gate at about 9:40pm.

She said Ibrahim, assisted by other concerned members of the community, rescued the child and reported the matter at the Gwagwalada Police Station at about 10:15pm.

“The baby girl was promptly taken to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital by the JWC Department of the Division for medical examination and is currently receiving care before handover to the Social Welfare Development for further care,” the statement said.

The police spokesperson said efforts were also ongoing to identify the circumstances surrounding the abandonment and locate the child’s mother or other family members.

Adeh commended Innocent, Ibrahim and other members of the communities for their prompt intervention and for alerting the police.

She urged anyone with information that could assist in identifying the mothers or relatives of the abandoned babies to report to the nearest police station or contact the Command’s Public Relations Officer.

Source: punchng.com

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The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), has explained how security forces sometimes rescue abducted victims without arresting or killing the terrorists holding them.

The clarification comes amid ongoing public concern over the persistence of kidnapping for ransom and questions about recent military operations in which troops rescued abducted victims without arresting or killing the terrorists, as seen in operations in Kwara State and other parts of the North.

Asked how troops were, in many cases, able to rescue victims without bloodshed or paying ransom, Musa said the strategy involved identifying the location of the terrorists, blocking their escape routes and cutting off their access to food, water, fuel and other supplies needed to survive.

He said terrorists often flee when confronted by security forces, leaving their captives behind.

The minister spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday.

“Sometimes if you carry out manoeuvres. The funny thing is, the terrorists too don’t want to die. I hope you know that. All this one they’re doing carrying weapons, they don’t want to die. So once there’s anything, even if it’s a drone that comes, you see them scatter away and leave everybody. That’s what happens,” he said.

Musa added, “So what we normally do is once we’re able to identify where they are, we block avenues for them. Like I said, take out the oxygen, they will die. So those are the aspects, and that’s why as long as people go to support to sneak in, give them fuel, give them water, give them food, give them all this, these are the things that are making them thrive. Once they don’t have that, they can’t survive.”

The minister also said ransom payments could be used as a means of tracing terrorists, adding that the Central Bank of Nigeria was working to track funds linked to criminal activities.

“I’m happy that the CBN too is living up to expectation, trying to make sure that even if we were able to trace monies that are coming in from those other areas, we can track back where they are,” he said.

Musa urged state governors to reconsider the distribution of motorcycles as palliatives, saying some of the motorcycles later end up in the hands of terrorists and provide them with mobility.

“We try to appeal to even governors to stop selling motorcycle—giving motorcycles out as palliatives. Because these motorcycles are the same ones that still end up to with this… with these terrorists into using. Even if you have to give, don’t give them the big capacity motorcycles, give them the small capacity ones that they will not be… won’t be able to use to run around, because that gives them leverage. They can easily enter and then disappear,” he said.

He further alleged that motorcycles distributed as constituency projects and palliatives could find their way back to bandits.

Source: punchng.com

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Yoruba Nation activist and founder of the Iru Ekun Security Network, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has declared that the fight against criminal elements in the South-West will continue to ensure the effective security of the region.

He attributed the recent reduction in kidnapping, banditry and other violent crimes in Yorubaland to the tactical support given to the Iru Ekun Security Network by the police, Nigerian Army, Department of State Services and other security agencies.

A statement from Igboho’s media office, forwarded to The PUNCH in Ibadan, said the activist made the declaration during the launch of Iru Ekun in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

Describing security as a collective responsibility regardless of political, ethnic or religious differences, Igboho said, “Our commitment is to restore the confidence of our people in the South-West in the government’s ability to guarantee a peaceful and enabling environment for healthy socio-economic development.

“It is visible for all to see that the ignoble activities of rogue herders, bandits and kidnappers, who hitherto shattered the peace of our agrarian communities and other communities, have subsided since Iru Ekun Security Network began operations, backed by the police, military personnel and DSS operatives.

“We are not backing down or relenting until we make the South-West forests, highways and agrarian communities safe for all. We cannot afford to create chances for hoodlums to turn our region into their safe haven.

“Everything humanly and legally possible must be done to support the administration of President Bola Tinubu, who approved the establishment of Iru Ekun to further develop the South-West and other parts of Nigeria. This can only be achieved through effective security in our region.”

While explaining the procedures of Iru Ekun to volunteers who joined the security outfit in Ondo, Igboho cautioned them against confronting criminals without notifying the relevant security agencies in their areas.

The statement quoted him as saying, “Anytime you notice the activities of bandits on highways connecting Ondo, Osun and Ekiti states, or other criminals in your locality, you must notify the police and other security agencies before confronting them.

“Be proactive by not sparing any bandits, because if you hesitate in taking action, you may be shot dead by these deadly criminals. We recently lost one of our members in Iwere-Ile to armed bandits who killed him during a gun duel.

“I want you to be alert so that you don’t lose your life in the course of action. We are resolute and will not back down on our onslaught against bandits, kidnappers and other criminal elements in the South-West.

“If you notice, you will discover that incidents of kidnapping, banditry, herders and farmers’ clashes have reduced. We continue to sustain this feat and ensure that the South-West is free from these hoodlums.”

Meanwhile, the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and prominent traditional rulers in the state have rallied support for the Iru Ekun Security Network.

According to the statement, the Deji of Akure, Oba Adetoyinbo Aladelusi, and the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin, received Igboho in their palaces and pledged to support the operations of Iru Ekun.

They also urged their subjects to cooperate with all security agencies to improve safety and maintain peace in their communities.

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