Police arrest woman, nursing officer over alleged abduction of baby in Jigawa

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old pistillate and a nursing serviceman implicit the alleged abduction of a one-and-a-half-year-old babe lad from the paediatric ward of Babura General Hospital.

The command’s spokesman, SP Lawan Shiisu Adam, disclosed this successful a connection issued to journalists connected Thursday.

According to the statement, the woman, identified arsenic Khadija Aliyu of Kinkinau Quarters successful Kaduna State, was arrested pursuing a distress telephone from the infirmary reporting the disappearance of the child.

Police operatives tracked the fishy to the outskirts of Babura town, wherever she was allegedly recovered successful possession of the abducted child.

The constabulary said further probe led to the apprehension of Sadik Sale Yahaya, 25, a nursing serviceman attached to Babura General Hospital, who allegedly conspired with the pistillate to transportation retired the abduction.

SP Shiisu said the pistillate fishy confessed during interrogation that she had taken the kid to an orphanage successful Kaduna State with the volition of selling the babe for N2 million.

The rescued kid has been placed successful protective custody and is expected to beryllium reunited with the household aft the completion of the indispensable procedures.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Tijjani Murtala, commended the operatives for their bravery and professionalism successful rescui...