Residents of Tudun Tagarji in Kano State were thrown into shock on Saturday after discovering a newborn baby abandoned in a carton near a drainage in the Kaura area of the state.

PUNCH Metro learnt this from a statement issued on Sunday by the leader of the Operation Zaman Lafiya vigilante group, Commander Rabiu Sulaiman.

He said his team stumbled upon the disturbing scene during a routine patrol around 2 a.m.

“Yesterday, around 2 a.m., while we were on patrol, we came across a shocking incident inside a pit very close to us. Upon close observation, we noticed a disposed carton, but we had no idea what was inside it.

“To clear our doubt and be sure nothing harmful was kept there, I instructed my boys to open the carton, and behold, upon opening it, we saw a baby already dead,” Sulaiman revealed.

Following the discovery, the vigilantes alerted community leaders and later reported the case to the police.