Nigerian man rescues baby abandoned in bush

A Nigerian man, Paul Kavwam, has rescued a baby boy found abandoned in a bush off a hiking trail in Plateau State. 

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Kavwam, who disclosed this in a Facebook post said he and his group were returning from a hike on Saturday, May 16, 2026 when they heard cries and found the baby wrapped in a towel.

After confirming that the child didn’t belong to any of the local women fetching firewood in the bush, they took him to Angwa Rukuba police station in Jos North. 

They were later taken to another police station where we handed the baby over to the DPO for onward transfer to the appropriate authority. 

“Today we were out on a hike, on our way back, we heard the cry of a baby wrapped and kept in the bush,” he wrote.

“We had to call some women who were looking for firewood in the bush and they said it’s not their baby. 

“I then took the baby and we took him to Angwa rukuba police station and we were later transferred to the Nasarawa Police station where we handed the baby to the DPO of the station for onward transfer to the department where this child will be taken care of. 

“It’s really sad that people can still do this in this generation where many are looking for the fruit of the womb. May God have mercy on us all.”