Child Theft: 4 Women Nabbed for Stealing One Month Old Baby in Jos

Four women identified as Rukaya Abdulahi, Nancy Ezekiel, Tongret Amos and Jeniffer Sati Sabo were on Monday paraded by the Plateau State Police command for child theft. The baby was just one-month old.

According to The Nation, the state’s CP said,

“One Talatu Abdulahi of new Abuja, Dadin Kowa Jos left her one month-old baby on bed in her room and left to visit a neighbor. The mother of the baby returned to the room in ten minutes to discover her baby had disappeared from her room.

The mother promptly reported the missing baby to the police and the police immediately sprung into action in a short while and recovered the baby from the suspects.”

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One of the suspects, Nancy Ezekiel, however claimed she took the baby after the mother agreed to sell. She said, “We both agreed to carry out the deal, we also vowed never to disclosed the deal to anyone while the baby remains with me. I was shocked to hear the mother report her baby was stolen after she agreed to sell the baby.”

The baby’s mum subsequently said, “I decided to sell the child because my father threatened to kill me if I have a child out of wedlock.” She however denied having any agreement with Nancy.