The Police in Jigawa have arrested a 25-year-old woman who reportedly dumped her newborn baby girl in Guri Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdu Jinjiri, in Dutse on Monday, said that the suspect allegedly dumped the baby on Jan. 18 near a football pitch. “The incident was reported to the police by some footballers two days after the suspect dumped the baby near a football pitch. “The players noticed the odour of the decomposing baby near their football pitch and reported same to the police. “And the Police on Jan. 20, traced and arrested the married woman who abandoned the newborn baby girl,” Jinjiri said.

Source: Punch January 22, 2018 16:30 UTC