Woman arrested for stealing two-month-old boy in Delta

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 49-year-old woman, Joy Temitope, for allegedly stealing a two-month-old baby in Koko, Delta State.

This was made known in a statement shared by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, on Monday.

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According to Edafe, the suspect lured and deceived a 20-year-old mother before allegedly drugging her and fleeing with her infant son.

He added that acting on intelligence-driven policing, the suspect was tracked down and arrested.

The statement read, “The suspect, Mrs Joy Temitope, aged 49 yers lured and deceived a 20-year-old girl who had a two-month-old baby. She drugged the girl and stole her baby somewhere in Koko, Delta State.

“Acting on intelligence-driven policing, the suspect was arrested three months later and the baby boy who is now five months old rescued and reunited with his mother.”