The Lagos state Police command has apprehended one Miss Jennifer Oyebuchi for allegedly making away with her friend’s nine year old child in the Ajegunle area of Lagos state.
Miss Jenifer, after fleeing with the child, was later arrested by the Police in Okija, Anambra State on 30th of September.
A source who only identified himself as Uche disclosed to PUNCH that the suspect and the child’s mother, Aina Adetola were friends within two weeks before the act was carried out by Jenifer.
He, however, revealed that the news came as a shock as no one expected that the suspect would carry out such illicit act.
“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.” He explained.
Speaking on the matter, the child’s mother, Mrs. Adetola, 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, however, disclosed that with the help of the suspect’s lover, the police force was able to arrest the suspect.
“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.”
The case is, however, still under investigation.
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