Residents of Tudun Murtala Tagarji community in Kano State woke up to a distressing discovery of a newborn baby found dead in a carton near the Kaura drainage in Tudun Tagarji community, Kaura area.
The baby was found on Saturday, Feb. 15.
The leader of the Operation Zaman Lafiya vigilante group, Commander Rabiu Sulaiman, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, Feb. 16.
He said his team stumbled upon the disturbing scene during a routine patrol around 2 a.m.
‘Yesterday, around 2 a.m., while we were on patrol, we came across a shocking incident inside a pit very close to us. Upon close observation, we noticed a disposed carton, but we had no idea what was inside it.Â
‘To clear our doubt and be sure nothing harmful was kept there, I instructed my boys to open the carton and behold, upon opening it, we saw a baby already dead,’ Sulaiman revealed.Â
Following the discovery, the vigilantes alerted community leaders and later reported the case to the police.
