Ekiti State Police Command has revealed the identity of a woman who allegedly stole a two-month-old baby in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
Mercy Momoh, a 39-year-old woman, was arrested on Saturday at her residence located at Odo-Aremu area, along old governor’s office in the town.
The suspect had reportedly stolen the baby from this mother, Mrs Funmilayo Sunday, on Friday at the State Secretariat after luring her to the vicinity.
Newafresh.com gathered that the suspect tricked the baby’s mother into following her under the guise of helping her to get some relief materials being given by the government to flood victims.
The suspect was said to have entered few offices and pretended to be working on the mission. She later sent the baby’s mother to help her procure recharge card but ran away with the baby before the arrival of the woman.
The Command’s spokesperson, Caleb Ikechukwu, who confirmed the arrest to journalists on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, said investigation is ongoing.
He said: ”The suspect is Mercy Momoh, a 39-year-old lady from Edo State. She was apprehended through intelligence made available to the police and would be prosecuted after conclusion of investigation.
“Investigation is still ongoing. More details will come to reveal what really transpired.
“The Nigeria Police would no longer reveal to the public the means which they effect the arrest of criminals because criminals these days now always take advantage of such information.
“And acting on that information on how they can be arrested, they now devise other means of carrying out their nefarious act without being arrested.
“We call on members of the public to be careful when dealing with strangers. The suspect was apparently nice to the victim, that was why she got the baby easily. Citizens should not be carried away by kind strangers,” he added.