Police rescue abandoned day-old baby, arrest motorcycle thieves in Yobe

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

The command, through its Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday.

According to the command, the infant was promptly taken to the Special Baby Care Unit, General Hospital, Damaturu, where medical examination confirmed her to be 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,” it said.

Meanwhile, the Police Command said its operatives have arrested two suspected motorcycle thieves in Gulani and Jakusko Local Government Areas of the state.

It said one of the motorcycles was reported stolen on May 25, 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 May 23, 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 May 24 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.