- She was said to have carried the baby on her back, covered her with a veil, and escaped before being tracked down by police operatives.
One Khadija Aliyu has been apprehended for stealing a seven-day-old baby girl during christening in the Keffi area of Nasarawa state.
The suspect was arrested by the police in the middle belt State at about 6:30 pm on Saturday.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Rahman Nansel, made this known on Sunday.
Nansel disclosed that the suspect had disguised as a pregnant woman, while the naming ceremony was ongoing, she sneaked into the house and stole the baby who had been laid to sleep.
She was said to have carried the baby on her back, covered her with a veil, and escaped before being tracked down by police operatives.
He said, “At about 6:30 hrs, police operatives attached to the Keffi Division arrested one Khadija Aliyu for stealing a seven-day-old baby girl during a naming ceremony in Keffi.
“The suspect, who had been claiming to be pregnant, attended a naming ceremony at Behind INEC office, Keffi.
“While the event was ongoing, she sneaked into the house, stole the baby that was laid to sleep, carried the child on her back, covered her with a veil, and escaped before she was later arrested.”
In another incident, Rahman disclosed that the command also arrested an ex-convict, Hussaini Mohammed, for allegedly stealing motorcycles in the same area.
According to the PPRO, Hussaini, who was recently discharged from a correctional facility, was apprehended during the investigation into a case of stolen motorcycles.
Nansel said, “During the investigation, three motorcycles suspected to be stolen items were recovered from the suspect as exhibits.”
He added that the Commissioner of Police, Umar Shehu Nadada, called on members of the public with cases of stolen motorcycles to visit the Angwan Lambu Division in Keffi with proofs of ownership and lay claims to the items.
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