Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Police arrest man for stealing seven-month-old baby

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspected child kidnapper, Happiness Umah, for allegedly stealing a seven-month-old child, Favour, in the Ijora area of the state.

PUNCH Metro learnt that 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.
The police were said to have transferred the matter to the Gender Office, Lagos State Police Command.
A source told our correspondent that investigation revealed that the child was stolen from her mother.
The source said, “Around 11pm on Wednesday, RRS officials who were on routine patrol at Eric Moore, Surulere, intercepted the man with the child.

 http://www.punchng.com/police-arrest-man-for-stealing-seven-month-old-baby/

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