The many residents of Kobi Street near Wunti Gate in Bauchi were left in shock on Friday morning after the lifeless body of a newborn baby was found abandoned in a nearby refuse dump.

Eyewitnesses revealed that the infant was wrapped in two black leather bags and abandoned behind a local shop.

A community leader, Musa Jibrin, said a search was carried out on the body and  recounted the harrowing discovery on Friday morning to journalists.

“I was informed that a baby girl’s lifeless body was dumped behind Alhaji Babangida Mai Coca-Cola’s shop. When I arrived, I saw the baby tied inside two black leather bags. I immediately alerted the Mai Gunduma and reported the matter to the Police at Township Station” he said

Police operatives working at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium and Township Divisions visited the scene and retrieved the body for further investigation.