The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has arrested one Khadija Aliyu for allegedly stealing a seven-day-old child lady throughout a naming ceremony within the Keffi space of the state.
That is simply because the command additionally arrested an ex-convict, Hussaini Mohammed, for allegedly stealing bikes in the identical space.
PUNCH Metro learnt in a press release by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Rahman Nansel, on Sunday, that the suspect was arrested at about 6:30 pm on Saturday.
Nansel stated the suspect had pretended to be pregnant and, whereas the christening was ongoing, she sneaked into the home and stole the child who had been laid to sleep.
She was stated to have carried the child on her again, lined her with a veil, and escaped earlier than being tracked down by police operatives.
He stated, “At about 6:30 hrs, police operatives connected to the Keffi Division arrested one Khadija Aliyu for stealing a seven-day-old child lady throughout a naming ceremony in Keffi.
“The suspect, who had been claiming to be pregnant, attended a naming ceremony at Behind INEC workplace, Keffi.
“Whereas the occasion was ongoing, she sneaked into the home, stole the child that was laid to sleep, carried the kid on her again, lined her with a veil, and escaped earlier than she was later arrested.”
In one other incident, Rahman disclosed that Mohammed was apprehended for allegedly stealing bikes in the identical space.
Based on the PPRO, Hussaini, who was not too long ago discharged from a correctional facility, was apprehended through the investigation right into a case of stolen bikes.
Nansel stated, “Throughout the investigation, three bikes suspected to be stolen gadgets had been recovered from the suspect as reveals.”
He added that the Commissioner of Police, Umar Shehu Nadada, referred to as on members of the general public with instances of stolen bikes to go to the Angwan Lambu Division in Keffi with proofs of possession and lay claims to the gadgets.
PUNCH Metro reported in July 2023 {that a} 19-year-old girl from Ishehi Hamlet in Misau Native Authorities Space of Bauchi State was arrested by the police for allegedly stealing a new child child.
The suspect, Hajara Usman, had allegedly stolen the toddler after conspiring with an 18-year-old man, Ibrahim Usman, of Dugurgama Hamlet.
The Bauchi State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, stated the suspect was arrested after a resident of the Galawa Space of Akuyam District in Misau LGA reported the incident on the Akuyam Police Outstation that his daughter’s new child child was stolen at about 4:30 am.
