Newborn baby found inside carton in Jigawa farm rescue alive

An abandoned newborn baby has been found on a farm in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa state.

The baby, who is still alive, was said to be found inside a carton by a farmer named Dubore on his farm when he was working on Sunday morning.

The Informant247 learned that the farmer when he saw the baby, rushed to the village to inform 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, adding that they rushed the baby to the hospital and confirmed his health status was okay.

Tamaji also stated that the team took the child to the local government chairman, Hon. Zaharaddeen Abubakar, who immediately ordered them to find a woman to care for the baby.

However, it was reported that 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, and 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.

However, when contacted, the police public relations officer of the Jigawa state police command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the incident, adding that the police already handed the baby to the local government chairman to find a caregiver.