A newborn baby girl is found abandoned in a carton in a forest area in Benue State and is rescued, according to multiple reports. An eyewitness and local councillor, Gabriel Mbaukaan, says the baby is in extremely critical condition when she is discovered, with maggots reportedly on or around her body and a foul smell coming from the carton.
Both outlets describe the discovery as taking place near a forest area outside the community, with the baby located in the carton and then taken for urgent medical attention. Vanguard cites communication with journalists from Makurdi and focuses on the reported condition of the child at the time of discovery. Legit.ng similarly emphasizes the same circumstances—maggots and the smell—and states that the baby is receiving urgent care in Benue State. Both accounts agree on the core details of where she is found and the immediate response, while neither report provides further information on suspects or how the baby is ultimately identified.
