Police rescue abandoned one‑day‑old baby and arrest motorcycle thieves in Yobe

The Yobe State Police Command announced that its operatives in A Division, Damaturu, rescued a newborn baby girl, estimated to be one day old, after she was found abandoned in Kallalawa Village.

Through its Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, the command released the information in a statement issued on Monday.

The infant was immediately taken to the Special Baby Care Unit at General Hospital, Damaturu, where medical examination confirmed that she was in stable condition.

“The child was thereafter handed over to the Social Welfare Department for proper care and protection, while investigations have commenced to trace the mother and circumstances surrounding the abandonment,” the statement read.

In other news, the Police Command reported that its operatives have arrested two suspected motorcycle thieves in Gulani and Jakusko Local Government Areas of the state.

One motorcycle was reported stolen on 25 May 2026 by Alhaji Mamman, 27, of Kaliyari Fulani Settlement, Bursari LGA, after it was taken near a shop along Gwiokura Road at about 4:30 p.m.

“Operatives arrested the suspect riding the motorcycle along Jakusko Road. The suspect confessed during interrogation,” the command said.

The police also arrested Mohammed Garba, of Bursali Village, Gulani LGA, for allegedly snatching a red Boxer motorcycle worth ₦400,000.

The incident occurred on 23 May 2026 when the suspect, posing as a passenger, deceitfully took the motorcycle from the rider during a trip from Maiduwa Village to Ngalda Town, Fika LGA.

Following a distress call on 24 May and collaboration with local vigilantes, Garba was arrested. The complainant identified him, and he confessed.

Investigations are ongoing, and the suspects will be charged in court.