PHOTOS: Troops discover abandoned child in Ebonyi

The Nigerian Army says during the search and rescue of a soldier L/Cpl Oluwabukunmi Fadoju who got missing since 17 September 2018, troops of 24 Support Engineer Regiment Abakaliki got to Onunwakpu in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State market on 16 November 2018 and discovered a malnourished child locked up in a house. The child, according to a statement published by the Army, was seated under a charm and was picking leaves from ground to eat. Consequently, The troops burnt the charms, gave him some banana and biscuits to eat, and thereafter, took him to own Medical Reception Station for treatment. The child was subsequently handed over to Ebonyi State Government. More Pictures are below.