Two arrested for allegedly stealing four-week-old baby in Niger

The Niger State Police Command has arrested 2 suspects for allegedly abducting a four-week-old babe successful Minna, the authorities capital.

The suspects, identified arsenic Chidi Johnson, 24, besides known arsenic “Yaron Pastor,” and 22-year-old Zainab Ibrahim, were apprehended pursuing a constabulary probe into the incident, which occurred connected July 14 astir the Mobil Roundabout country of the authorities capital.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasi’u Abiodun, disclosed this successful a connection successful Minna.

According to him, the lawsuit was reported astatine the A Division Police Station, aft which detectives launched an probe that led to the apprehension of Johnson.

Police said the fishy confessed that Zainab had approached him to get a newborn aft she allegedly mislaid her pregnancy.

Investigators alleged that Johnson deceived a nursing parent by telling her that a benefactor wanted to springiness her babe nutrient items and alms.

He reportedly persuaded the pistillate and her four-week-old babe to travel him to an uncompleted gathering adjacent the Mobil Roundabout.

Abiodun explained...