Woman Kidnaps Friend's Nine (9) Month old Baby

Police in Ilorin. Kwara state recovered yesterday a nine-month old baby allegedly kidnapped by her mother's friend from Oro, Irepodun council area of the state. The baby, identified as Funke Alaba, was said to have been kidnapped by her mother's friend who had come visiting them sometime early this year.  Spokesman for the state command, Mr. Olufemi Fabode, ASP, who briefed newsmen yesterday while releasing the baby to her mother, said the police was still on the trail of the suspect who was said to have abandoned the baby with an old woman in Ibadan, Oyo state.

Fabode narrated the understanding of security operatives over the matter as follows:" On January 18 this year, a case of kidnapping was reported at Oro Police Divisional Headquarters. The case was later transferred to the state CID. It was a case of a nine month of child that was missing. "On receiving the information, the state CID moved to Ibadan. On getting to Ibadan, around Oramiyan area of Ibadan, the nine-month old baby girl was discovered. Her name is Funke Alaba. The suspect was Miss Shade presently at large and the police is working on how to get her arrested. The said recovered baby girl has been released to the parents today.

"The report was initially made at Oro Division. The incident happened at Oro. Shade was a long-time friend to the mother of kidnapped girl. She came around and was playing with the mother. The mother went into the kitchen to prepare food so that they would both eat. In the course of preparing the meal, Shade took the girl and disappeared. "From our investigation, we discovered that Shade brought the girl to Ilorin, bought her dress and other necessities before she later moved to Ibadan. On getting to Ibadan, because people at Ibadan saw her last about two or three years ago, she presented the girl to them that she was her child. She presented the girl to an old woman who is her relative that she has given birth a baby. Everybody was happy. "Maybe she was feeling suspicious, she later abandoned the girl with the old woman and ran away. The mother of the kidnapped girl was living at Oke-ola in Oro. When we released the girl today to the family members, they were very happy and appreciated the police."