30th for allegedly stealing a nine-month-old baby
in the Ajegunle, Lagos and taking him to Okija,
Anambra State.
It was gathered that Onyebuchi, who is from
Anambra state, had befriended the baby's
mother, Aina Adetola, for about two weeks before
she reportedly stole the infant.
An eye witness who identified himself as Uche
said:
"It was on Saturday, September 26. We
were all shocked that Jennifer (Onyebuchi)
escaped with the nine-month-old baby.
She had met the victim's mother for just
two weeks before she carried out the act.
"They were both shop owners in the area.
On that day, Jennifer took the baby from
his mother when he was crying and said
she was going to buy him a bottle of soft
drink from a nearby shop.
"When the mother waited for them to
return, but did not see them, she raised
the alarm. The matter was thereafter
reported at the Ajegunle Police Division.
Nobody suspected that Jennifer had a
devilish motive. It turned out that the
woman took the baby to a bus station and
travelled on the same day to Okija,
Anambra State."
According to Punch Metro, after they realised
what had happened, they reported the matter
to police operatives from Lagos, who went after
the suspect.
It was gathered that after four days of hiding,
Onyebuchi was arrested in Okija, while the baby
was also rescued by the police.
Adetola, who is the baby's mother said that her
husband sent her packing from their house,
when he discovered that she had given their
baby to a stranger.
She said,
"I could not eat for four days. I thought I
was going to run mad. I wanted to kill
myself, but people continued to calm me
down. My husband was so angry that he
sent me out of his apartment, and I had to
be sleeping in my friend's house. He said if
I did not bring the baby back, I should not
return to his apartment. I wept
throughout that period.
"I first met Jennifer (Onyebuchi) at a filling
station around Boundary bus stop in
Ajegunle. She would always assist me
when I wanted to buy petrol. She had a
shop in the area too. On that Saturday,
she had come to my shop when my baby
was crying. She carried him and said she
was going to buy a drink for him.
"That was my mistake. After hours of
waiting for them, I rushed to Akinbo Street
at the house where I knew Jennifer stayed,
only to be told that she had travelled. I
was shocked. That was when I went to the
police to make a report."
A police source in Ajegunle said when the
Police visited Jennifer's rented apartment, her bf
said the only person he knew who was related to
the suspect was a spare parts dealer who
brought her from the village.
He said:
"The police located the spare parts dealer,
who suggested that the woman might
have travelled to her hometown in Okija,
Anambra State. So, the dealer and the
police went to Anambra, and they were on
her trail for two days.
"On Wednesday, she was arrested. She
and the baby were brought back to Lagos
on the eve of Nigeria's Independence
Day.
"Some of the residents of the area wanted
the police to release the suspect to them,
so they would mob her, but that did not
happen."
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