A man, Mohammed Shehu, has been arrested in Bosso Local
Government Area of Niger State for allegedly stealing a day-old-baby
belonging to his ex-wife, after demanding for a refund of the bride
price paid on the woman before they separated.
The man was said to have used two women to deceive his ex-wife, Samsiya Auwalu, and steal the baby from her, after she allegedly refused to refund the bride price he paid.
One Fatima Adamu who was used by the man to steal the baby was
arrested, alongside a teenage girl, Aisha Badamasi, who carried the baby
on her back when she was stolen.
The suspect, Adamu was said to have set the house ablaze when she
made away with the stolen baby, in order to confuse suspecting members
of the public and to cover up her tracks. Adamu later confessed Mohammed, the ex-husband of the woman was the mastermind of the crime.
He was said to have planned the abduction of the baby when he learnt
that his ex-wife put to bed, with the intention to demand for the
N40,000 he paid as dowry on the ex-wife, before he would release the
baby.
As at the time of compiling this report, the police were still investigating the matter.
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