Child Kidnapper Arrested for Stealing a 7-month-old Baby in Lagos (Photo)
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suspected child kidnapper who stole and was escaping with a
seven-month-old child in the Ijora area of Lagos state has been nabbed.
Umar and Favour
A suspected child kidnapper identified as Happiness Umah has been
arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly stealing a
seven-month-old child, Favour, in the Ijora area of the state.
According to reports, Umah was escaping with the child when he was
intercepted by officials of the Rapid Response Squad, who queried him on
where he got the child. He was alleged to have initially lied that he
was her father, before saying he picked her from a bush where she was
crying.
A close source who disclosed to a correspondent, said that investigation revealed that the child was stolen from her mother.
"Around 11pm on Wednesday, RRS officials who were on routine patrol at
Eric Moore, Surulere, intercepted the man with the child.
"When he was queried on how he came about the child, he first
said he was her father. Later, he changed his story and said he picked
her up from a bush while she was crying. He said he was taking her to a
police station in Bode Thomas when the police intercepted him.
"It was obvious that he was lying because there is a police
station a few metres away from where he supposedly picked up the child.
He changed his story and said other things, which made the RRS men to
send him to the command headquarters."
The police later took him to the Ijora area, where the child’s
mother, Patricia John, was found, and said her child was stolen while
she was away.
A source said, "The woman said she left the child in the room
and went out to buy something and by the time she returned, the child
was gone. She said she had searched everywhere for her. We are still
investigating to know why he stole the baby."
SP Dolapo Badmos, the Police Public Relations Officer who confirmed
the incident, said the mother and her child had been reunited.
"The mother and her child live in the Railway area of Ijora.
The man was going with the child when he was arrested by the RRS
operatives and questioned. When he could not give a satisfactory
response as to where he found the child, he was arrested.
"The command will not give room for miscreants to perpetrate
crime in the state. We will continue to do our best to make Lagos
crime-free."
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