A woman has been arrested following an attempt by two women to steal a newborn baby from a hospital.
One of the suspects, as shown in the viral video, faked a pregnancy by stuffing cloth under her clothes, according to a claim circulating on X.
The second suspect, who posed as the woman’s elder sister to assist with the delivery, reportedly escaped.
A woman has reportedly been arrested following an alleged attempt to steal a newborn baby from a hospital, while her suspected accomplice escaped.
The incident has attracted several attentions on social media after a post circulating on X claimed that two women attempted to take a newborn baby from a hospital through a plan involving a fake pregnancy.
According to the account, one of the suspects allegedly stuffed cloth under her clothes to make it appear as though she was pregnant.
The second woman reportedly posed as her elder sister and pretended to have accompanied her to the hospital to assist with the delivery.
Woman arrested after attempt to steal newborn baby
The handle circulating the account claimed that the plan was uncovered, leading to the arrest of one of the women.
The suspect was reportedly taken away by police following the incident, while the other woman, who allegedly pretended to assist with the delivery, escaped.
However, the location of the hospital, the identities of the suspects and the circumstances surrounding the alleged incident have not been independently established from the information available.
The police have also not been identified as having issued an official statement confirming the claims.
X Users React after Woman Attempts to Steal Newborn Baby
Many users alleged that the incident could be linked to child trafficking and called for a thorough investigation.
Goziemu @goziemu1 wrote, “They’re into child trafficking nothing you wan tell me and they have been doing it for long and always succeed, but this one didn’t went as planned.”
Cassper leo @Lotanna6139 said, “She will learn a lot about life in Jail”
Hetty @hispri0rity said, “Thank God she was caught”
Maureen Uzochi @MaureenUzo41 asked, “Where is the baby? Attempting? Well, they’ll still release her because she wasn’t caught with the baby.”
Michael West @Michael_West77 said, “Person suffer to carry pikin for 9 months and just want to swoop in and steal the baby….they should check the nurses working there…There’s usually an insider giving them information and signals”
Adetunji Alabi @Iamteejayoflife said, “Thank God that it’s not Nigeria”
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Tension as Woman Is Arrested for Allegedly Attempting to Ste@l Newborn After F@king Pregnancy With Cloth; Accomplice Escapes
Two women were reportedly caught attempting to steal a newborn baby from a hospital. One allegedly f@ked her pregnancy by stuffing cloth under her clothes, while the other pretended to be her elder sister who had come to help her deliver.
However, the accomplice who allegedly pretended to assist with the delivery escaped, while the other suspect was whisked away by the police.
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Meanwhile, a commercial bus driver has been killed after a man and a woman hired his vehicle for a trip from Enugu State to Ideato in Imo State.
The suspects allegedly lured the bus driver to their house, where they reportedly killed him before taking his bus.
The woman involved in the incident was identified as Precious Unoma, while security operatives reportedly apprehended the suspects.
A commercial bus driver has been killed by a man and a woman who hired his vehicle for a charter trip from Enugu State to Ideato in Imo State before stealing the bus.
The Enugu-Imo bus driver murder has gennrated a lot of reactions on X, where details of the incident are circulating.
According to the information shared online, the suspects lured the driver to their house after hiring his bus for the trip. They reportedly killed him before taking possession of his vehicle.
The woman involved in the incident was identified as Precious Unoma. However, further details about the male suspect and the circumstances surrounding the incident were not provided in the information circulating online.
The report circulating on X further claimed that security operatives apprehended the alleged perpetrators following the incident.
It remains unclear from the available information which security agency carried out the arrests, when the incident occurred, or whether the suspects have made statements regarding the allegations.
The claims have drawn attention to the reported killing and the circumstances under which the driver allegedly lost his life. Click here to read more.
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