By Austin Ogwuda

Asaba-A 45-year-old woman, who runs a  private maternity home in Abia State, has been arrested along with three other women over their alleged involvement in the stealing of an eight-month-old baby boy from his parents at Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State.

Parading the suspects (names withheld) at the state police headquarters, Asaba, yesterday, state Police Public Relations Officer,  Mr. Charles Muka, said the stolen baby, named Destiny Umeh, was taken from the parent’s home while the mother was in the market.

Also yesterday, a two-man kidnap gang was paraded for kidnapping one Gina Okolie and her two children, aged six and four years, at Agbor on April 25. The victims were, however, rescued from a building located in a palm plantation at Aho, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State two days after.

Muka told reporters, while parading the suspects, that the eight- month-old baby, “son of one Innocent Umegboro of Ogwashi-Uku, was stolen from the father’s house when the mother left him in the care of an older son while she went to the market to make purchases.

“However, on May 6, 2012, Ogwashi-Uku Division received reliable information and trailed the suspects to Osisioma Aba, in Abia State and arrested two women (names withheld) both of Ogwashi-Uku.”

He said that following investigation, the female nurse and one of her staff were trailed to Abia State, were they were also arrested.

“The third suspect, a nurse and her worker had conspired with them to dispose off the children before nemesis caught up with them. The suspects had confessed to the crime and are helping the police to unearth the cases of child stealing in Ogwashi-Uku and environs in the past months,” he said.