3 arrested for stealing 10 days baby in Enugu

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Nigeria (Enugu) Three persons, including a lady, were arrested, Wednesday,  in Enugu State by the  police for allegedly stealing a 10-day old baby.
The suspects were arrested by men of Anti Kidnapping Unit of the state police command, following the alarm raised by the mother of the child, one Chinenye Egwu of Oduma in Aninri Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that the plan to steal the baby boy was perfected by the suspects and others now at large shortly after the woman put to bed and it was discovered that she had a male child and none of her relations was present.
A source, who spoke on the matter, said  “The woman told the police that after delivering the baby she was in a very good condition and her baby was also healthy. But suddenly one of the nurses injected her and she went into a deep sleep.  When she woke up the baby had disappeared. Upon inquiry from the nurses about his hereabouts she was told that the baby had some problems and was taken away.
“Their explanation was not clear to her as she demanded to see the baby but when they failed to produce him that day she became suspicious that the hospital staff might be up to something funny.  She insisted that the baby must be produced but along the line, one of the suspects approached her and made an offer of N46,000 to the woman to forget about the baby.
“When she refused the offer, she was threatened by one of them, a development that forced her to raise an alarm and subsequently contacted the police.  She identified one of the suspects, who was picked up by the police while two other members of the gang were later apprehended,” the source added.

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