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By Christopher Oji
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspects who attempted to sell a two-month-old baby in the state. The suspects were arrested by the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on Friday.
The deal was uncovered in Oshodi when one Oge Okolie, 25, the intermediary between the mother of the baby and prospective buyer was suspected of stealing the baby. Passengers on a public bus noticed ceaseless crying of the baby with Okolie and questioned why she could not breastfeed it if it were her own biological child.
The suspect was about to be lynched when RRS operatives quickly stepped in to rescue her and the baby.
Police’s preliminary investigations led to the arrest of the mother of the baby, one Maria Ahmadu ‘f’ aged 26.
Commander of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, has since transferred the suspects and baby to the Gender Unit of the Command for further investigation and prosecution.
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest of the suspects and the recovery of the baby.
