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  • Crime - Oyo
  • Updated: July 27, 2022

Oyo Police Arrests Woman For Theft Of Three-Day-Old Baby

Oyo Police Arrests Woman For Theft Of Three-Day-Old Baby

Nigerian Police

The Police in Oyo State have confirmed that they have arrested a 23-year-old woman, Itunu Adepoju of Badore Area, Ajah, Lagos State for allegedly absconding with a three-day-old female baby from her mother.

Itunu, it was gathered had absconded with the baby seven days after she suffered a stillbirth.

Confirming the arrest, the Oyo Police spokesperson, Adewale Osifeso, said preliminary investigation by the police disclosed that the mother of the stolen baby, 36-year-old Monsurat Lateef of Itamerin Area, Ogbere, Ona Ara local government area was delivered of a baby girl on Saturday July 16, 2022, at Mission House, Yahora Faith Mission, Itamerin, Ogbere.

''However on Tuesday 19/07/2022, she proceeded to Abaemu General Hospital, Ona-Ora to initiate immunization proceedings for her daughter from where she met the suspect who approached her as a friendly patient who also sought medical intervention.

"Unknown to Monsurat, the suspect had just suffered a stillbirth and had been referred to the same health facility for scan.

"They got chatting and the suspect indicated interest in moving down to Ibadan from Lagos and was in dire need of accomodation.

"Monsurat Lateef, driven by empathy, decided to oblige the total stranger by assisting her with the house search.

"In furtherance to the above, the complainant decided to invite the suspect over to spend the night because at the time, the house searching had encroached into late evening," Osifeso said.

"In what seemed a premeditated action, at about 1 am, the suspect, Itunu Adepoju who had now totally gained the confidence and trust of her host pleaded to use a nearby Point Of Sales (POS) terminal with the three-day-old baby carefully tucked away on her back.

"The money she intended collecting according to her was sent to her by her fiance for the purpose of completing the rent process.

''The Complainant Monsurat Lateef 'f', obliged the suspect before she later realised she had been tricked and that the suspect had absconded with her child.''

Osfeso revealed that an investigation is ongoing and the matter would be charged to court when completed.

 

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