•A newborn baby
The Cross River Police Force have arrested two nurses and a soldier over allegations and theft of a newborn baby in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State.
Zagazola Makama, a security expert reports that the suspects were apprehended after the baby’s mother, 19-year-old Justina Valentine Boniface of Aningeje village, raised an alarm over the disappearance of her baby.
Boniface said she delivered a baby boy on August 12 at the Primary Health Centre, (PHC), Aningeje, where she had registered for antenatal care.
She alleged that while she slept at night after delivery, two nurses on duty, identified as Ndifon Nelly Ekpu, 45, and Obi Mary Baken, 38, conspired to steal the baby, reports Daily Independent.
According to her, the nurses told her that the child had died and was buried within the facility, but she later discovered this to be false, prompting her to report to the police.
Police said the two nurses were arrested and confessed to selling the baby to a buyer, identified as W/Sgt. Aisha Yakubu, a serving member of the Nigerian Army, who was also arrested.
The police added that efforts were ongoing to arrest the final receiver of the stolen child and recover the baby.
