The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man, Okhuli Damian, for allegedly stealing a baby girl from a day care centre in the Alakuko area of the state.29-year-old Damian, who lives in the Shogunle, Oshodi, had come to the Alakuko area, and hung around the day care centre, before he gained entry and stole the one-year-old girl.
It was learnt that when the one-year-old girl was discovered missing, the school management raised the alarm, and alerted the Alakuko Police Division. A police source at the division said the suspect had been arrested, and the baby girl had been rescued and reunited with her parents.
He added that the suspect had been transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation for further investigation. He said:
“The suspect had come to the school at about 12pm on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, to steal the baby girl. When the management noticed that she was missing, they came to report to the police, and we began the search. The suspect was arrested on the same day and the baby girl was rescued. She has been reunited with her parents.”
A resident near the day care said the victim, being a one-year-old girl, exposed the suspect with her persistent cries. A police source at the SDCI that Damian would soon be taken to court. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, had yet to reply to a text message sent to her line on the incident.