Three Suspects Apprehended For Child Theft

Three people accused of stealing a four-year-old kid have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command, in the Warewa area of Ogun.

In a statement issued on Sunday and made public on Channels TV, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident.

Mr. Abimbola said that the arrest was made after a complaint was made by the child's mother, Nimota Adeniran, at the police station at Warewa.

“She was alerted by one of her neighbours that her son was sighted with three strange men at Arepo Bus Stop, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway where they were waiting to board a vehicle.

“Upon the information, she started looking for her son only to discover that he was no longer where she left him,” Mr. Abimbola said.
 

He also added that the police dispatched to look into the matter rushed to the bus stop to intercept the suspects who were waiting to get into a vehicle.

Continuing, he said, “On getting there, the three men were met with the child in their possession and were promptly arrested with the help of members of the public.

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“On interrogation, the three suspects who claimed to have come from Jigawa State cannot give any reasonable account of why the child was seen with them or why they wanted to board a commercial bus with the child.”

The child is now with his parents while the suspects are now in police custody, transfering them to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution.