Husband, wife arrested for stealing 4-month-old baby, other children in Ogun

A hubby named Mathew Ugochukwu and his wife, Oluwarankami Ugochukwu, person been apprehended for stealing a four-month-old babe alongside different children successful the Mowe country of Ogun State.

DAILY POST learnt that Oluwarankami had gone to sojourn the parent of the kid who was sick and admitted successful a session successful Mowe on Saturday.

She tricked the parent into handing implicit the child, claiming she would attraction for the babe portion the parent rested. But she absconded with the child.  

When contacted on Wednesday, constabulary spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, told DAILY POST that upon the information, detectives of the Mowe Division led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Folake Afeniforo, instantly mobilized, portion centrifugal parks and strategical locations wrong the country were placed connected reddish alert.

Babaseyi stated that the detectives tracked the duo to their hideout successful the Kekere Ekun country of Mowe, wherever the kid was recovered alongside 2 different children.

He said, “Acting connected credible quality and sustained surveillance, detectives tracked the hubby and woman duo to their hideout astatine Kekere Ekun country of Mowe on Monday at astir 7:55pm, wherever the stolen kid was successfully recovered alongside 2 different children recovered successful their possession.

“The hubby and woman suspects were promptly arrested and taken into constabulary custody.”