A 35-year-old woman, Funmilayo Mogbojuri, has been arrested by operatives of the Ondo State Police command for allegedly stealing a newborn baby at Sabo in Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state.
According to a statement by the image maker of the command, SP Funmi Odunlami, on Wednesday, July 20, the suspect was apprehended in Sagamu, Ogun state, five days after she absconded with the baby.
The PPRO said the suspect had earlier stolen a baby from the residence of another woman in Okitipupa in January 2021, but the baby died few days later.
“On 13th July, 2022, one Abass Issah of Arikawe Street, Okitipupa came to the Station and reported that his new born baby was stolen by unknown persons.
Discreet investigation by Okitipupa Divisional Policemen led to the arrest of one Funmi Mogbojuri, 35, who absconded with the baby to Makun, Sagamu in Ogun State.