Khadija Ali, an Abuja resident, has been arrested for abandoning her newborn baby in the first week of 2025.Ali was said to have dumped the baby, who was approximately three days old, along a bush path that is very close to a market in Mpape, Abuja.The abandoned baby was found wrapped in a cloth on Friday and subsequently taken to a primary health care centre, where it was confirmed to be in stable condition.READ ALSO: Deborah Ogo, Arrows of God Orphanage Founder, Remanded in PrisonAli was later arrested following the baby’s discovery and rescue.During interrogation, Ali said she resorted to doing what she did because of her inability to take care of the child on her own.Ali also claimed that the child’s father had since abandoned them.The police in Abuja have said they will hand the baby over to the Department of Social Welfare for “proper care”.READ ALSO: ARROWS OF GOD: One of Nigeria’s Biggest Orphanages Is Trading Babies for CashFollowing an undercover investigation by ‘Fisayo Soyombo, FIJ’s founder and editor-in-chief, in August 2023, Arrows of God, one of the biggest orphanages in Nigeria, was found to be discreetly selling babies to interested buyers.Deborah Ogo, the founder of the orphanage, was later arrested after the investigation.Abandoned babies like Ali’s are first taken into custody by child protective services like the Department of Social Welfare. They are subsequently placed in orphanages and foster homes, with the hope that parties would one day show adoption interests.The post ‘Financial Hardship’ Forces Abuja Mother to Abandon Baby Along Bush Path appeared first on Foundation For Investigative Journalism.