A young couple who specializes in stealing babies in Anambra State has been arrested by men of the Nigerian Police.
A young couple who specializes in stealing babies inAnambra Statehas been arrested by men of the Nigerian Police.
The
couple Friday Chibuezeand Amauche Chibueze, were paraded before newsmen
on Friday, October 31 where the State Commissioner of Police, Mr.
Hassan Karma revealed the modus operandi of the evil couple.
Disclosing
the breakthrough of the arrest to newsmen, Mr. Hassan revealed that
that other robbery, murder, forgery and kidnap suspects were also
arrested alongside the couple.
“
For some time now, we have
recorded incidences of child stealing where children of women who
delivered in the hospitals are stolen. The Special Anti-Robbery Squad of
the command arrested one female who specialized in stealing new born
babies in hospitals within the state and environs."
"They disguise as
a couple, move into hospitals and pretend to express happiness over the
delivery of babies to unsuspecting mothers only to invite their gang
members with guns, who forcefully snatch the babies,” the Anambra State Commissioner of Police told newsmen.
Mr.
Hassan also disclosed that during interrogations, the suspects
confessed to have stolen 10 children in different hospitals across the
state. A nurse, Ogechi Okoye, female of the Reigns Hospital, Ebubechukwu
Okpalu, female of Health Care Centre, Nnobi and Eberechuckwu Okala,
female of Chidera Specialist Hospital, Uga, were all also named as
conspirators.
The commissioner said that the suspects were
helping the police for possible arrest of another suspect said to be in
possession of missing children.
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