Police in Osun parade couple for allegedly stealing infant from mentally ill woman
The Osun State Police has paraded a couple, Ganiyat Abass and Olatunbosun for the alleged theft of a six-day-old baby from his lactating mother, Jemilat Musa, a 23-year-old mentally challenged female at Agbele Compound, Iwo.
gathered that the couples who were paraded at the Osun State Police Command headquarters, Osogbo on Friday had denied the allegation of theft to which they have been arrested.
According to report, the Iwo Division of the Nigeria Police had alleged that the suspect was arrested after an alarm was raised of a missing child and the child was later found in a shopping bag.
Speaking to newsmen, Ganiyat claimed she was a friend to Jemilat and had given her money to buy bean cake, adding that all through Jemilat’s pregnancy, she was always by her side, clothing and feeding her.
She further said that she wanted to see her husband who had moved to his new house, saying she hurriedly carried the infant in her hands before she was apprehended.
The husband to Ganiyat Abass, Olatunbosun Ajibola, who denied knowledge of the theft said all he knew was that Ganiyat told him she was pregnant and always demanded money for a scan from him which he always gave her.
He stated that he was not aware of any plans by her to steal any baby.
The Osun Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode in a statement said, ” Ganiyat Abass and Olatunbosun Ajibola, were arrested on the 24th March, 2022 at about 2030hrs. The complainant reported at Iwo Division that, the above-named suspects connived and stole a six-day-old baby girl from the lactating mother who is mentally challenged, by name Jemilat Musa ‘f’ 23yrs, residing at Agbele’s compound Iwo.
“The first suspect went to the apartment of the mother pretending to be her sister-in-law, trickly gave her some wraps of cornmeal and sum of N200 to go and buy bean cake (Moi-Moi). Shortly after the baby’s mother left to buy the bean cake, the suspect quickly put the baby inside a sack and ran away. Suspects were arrested at the early hours of today 25th March 2022 in collaboration with the civilian JTF.
“During interrogation, they confessed to the crime. Suspects will be charged to court after the completion of investigations.”
