Man Arrested For Stealing A Month Old Baby

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 41-year-old man, Patrick Mbama, and 30-year-old, woman, Ogechi Chinonso Ekwebele, for stealing a one month old baby and selling him to a buyer in Lagos.

The suspects were intercepted by police Officers from Anthony Police Division, on enforcement duty at Anthony Oke pin down point. The officers stopped a Toyota Sienna SUV carrying 7 passengers and their inquiries fuelled the suspicion that the baby was stolen.

When interrogated, the suspects stated that they were coming from Orlu, Imo State and had come to Lagos to sell the baby to a childless couple.

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The childless couples, Izuchukwu Okafor ‘m’ 51 years old and Cecilia Okafor ‘f’ 40 years old were arrested afterward. Items recovered from the suspects include the baby’s original birth certificate and parents names.

The baby’s biological parents have been traced and he would be handed over to them.

The police say the suspects will be charged to court soon.

In Another Story Murder-Suicide: Man Kills Dad, Then Himself, Leaves A Note Written In Blood

When the world is battling the effect of coronavirus both on humanity and on economy, a very sad story was reported, where a man reportedly killed his dad and then himself at their family home in a ‘murder-suicide’ during the coronavirus lockdown.

Nicholas Mooney, who is understood to have suffered mental health problems, allegedly wrote notes in blood and on an iPad in an attempt to explain what had happened

The 23-year-old is believed to have stabbed his father, James, 60, to death before using the knife to k**l himself.

Officers from Police Scotland found the notes as well as blood around the £300,000 home in Ralston, Paisley, on Thursday last week.

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