A six-month-old baby, Chinedu Chukwueke, who was stolen from his mother’s shop at Kure Ultra Modern Market, Minna, Niger State capital, has been found.
This was disclosed on Wednesday, July 26, by the baby’s father, Chikezie Stanley Chuks.
According to Chuks, the baby was dumped at a refuse dump close to Gauraka police station in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State.
He said: “Baby have been found. He was dumped at a refuse dump close to Gauraka police station. Baby is in good health.”
The Niger State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, also confirmed that the baby was found on the afternoon of Wednesday.
His words: “Due to a sustained pressure and close monitoring, the baby was found abandoned at an erosion ditch, close to Gauraka primary school at Gauraka area of Tafa LGA.”
Abiodun added that the baby was taken to a nearby hospital for medical examination and confirmed to be in good health, after which he was reunited with the family.
He said efforts were ongoing to apprehend the fleeing perpetrator of the crime to face the wrath of the law.
