A 35-year old woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing a 5-day old twin baby boy at the Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi, Anambra state.
The suspect, Dorathy Sunday of Izzi, Ebonyi State, was said to have stolen the baby from the maternity ward of the hospital while the mother was away.
A medical personnel in the hospital who preferred anonymity said the suspect took advantage of the absence of the mother to abduct the baby.
“The mother of the baby had gone to wash her clothes at the hospital’s compound when the woman quietly sneaked in to carry the baby,” she said.
She said the suspect had almost escaped with the baby when she was apprehended at the entrance to the hospital.
“Luck ran out on her when nurses at the hospital gate saw her in a suspicious manner and raised alarm which led to her arrest,” she added.
Confirming the arrest, the PPRO, State Police Command, Haruna Mohammed, said the baby was recovered in good condition.
He said, “On the 30/1/2019 at about 5:50 pm, Police detectives attached to Central Police Station (CPS) Nnewi, arrested one Dorathy Sunday ‘f’ aged 35 years of Izzi of Ebonyi State.
“Suspect sneaked into the Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi and stole a five-day-old twin baby boy at the maternity ward of the hospital when the mother of the baby one Mmadu Happiness Miracle ‘f” aged 22 years of Uruagu, Nnewi, went to the hospital compound to wash her clothes.”
Mohammed said the suspect would be charged to court for prosecution after investigation were concluded.
NAN
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