The Police in Ogun have arrested a nurse, Adebola Titilayo, for stealing a new born baby shortly after delivery in Arogun village, Ogun state in desperation to have a child for her wealthy husband.
Adebola who is the proprietress of a private Maternity in Arogun community in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state, was apprehended by Police detectives attached to the Ewekoro Division of Ogun State Police Command.
She was said to have stolen the child after delivering the mother of the baby in her (Adebola) maternity last June 13.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed the arrest to reporters on Sunday, said the suspect was arrested last Friday while the baby was also rescued safely.
Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), added that the suspect had lied and deceived the mother of the baby that she had a still birth and that the baby was dead.
According to the Police Image maker, the biological mother of the baby later got reliable information that the suspect stole her baby and the Police immediately arrested her when notified about the theft.
Adejobi said:”the good sympathizers in the community noticed that the nurse (suspect) who was never pregnant suddenly started nursing a baby that she could not even breast feed. They informed the mother who later reported the case to the police in Ewekoro on 7th August,2015
“In the course of police investigation, It has been revealed that the suspect, a mother of seven(7), had issues with her initial marriage and got married to another “rich” man, whom the nurse wanted to have at least a baby for him, for reasons known to her.
“The police Operatives, who made professional moves, have recovered the baby alive and unhurt. The suspect has given credible statement that will assist the police and the matter will soon be charged to court.
“The Commissioner of Police Ogun State, Abdulmajid Ali, has commended the police operatives for the good Job they did and directed that a proper investigation be carried out so as to get useful information required in the prosecution of the case.
” Ali has also charged owners of hospitals or maternity homes to operate legally and always employ credible and trusted nurses and staff who will be committed to their duties and respect the ethics of their professions and the laws of the land.”
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Nurse arrested for stealing baby in Ogun
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Missing baby: Police may declare herbalist wanted
The police in Ogun State said yesterday they were making arrangement to obtain court’s permit to declare a herbalist, Chief Olasile Ifayemi, wanted in connection with a missing 18-month-old boy, Hezekiah Opeyemi Ogundele.
Little Ogundele went missing 11 days ago at a naming ceremony at Inuosegba community, off Akorede Estate in Abeokuta, the state capital, and has not been found.
They added that the fleeing herbalist, who owned the bungalow, where severed human wrist, school pupils’ bags, uniforms and ladies’ pants were discovered in the area, was yet to be located for arrest.
Police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi told The Nation that the command would declare the herbalist wanted when the permit is procured.
Adejobi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, added that detectives were interfacing with the parents of the missing baby for more information and for his photographs to assist the public to recognise him, if found.
The boy disappeared on July 26 while playing at the venue of a naming ceremony of Mr. Olusola Osunleke’s daughter.
Osunleke’s wife is said to be the niece of Hezekiah’s mother.
When Hezekiah’s mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Ogundele, finished dressing the new born baby in readiness for christening, she searched for her son, where he was playing earlier and couldn’t find him.
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Baby girl arrives for Ahmed Musa
CSKA Moscow Striker Ahmed Musa has become a father for the second time after his wife gave birth to a bouncing baby girl on Wednesday, August 5.
The CSKA Moscow striker did not witness the birth of his daughter as he was with the Muscovites in the Czech Republic for their Champions League third qualifying round fixture against Kehinde Fatai’s Sparta Prague.
Musa and his wife have named their baby daughter Jamila, an Arabic name meaning beautiful.
Ahmed Musa’s wife gave birth to the first child on March 30, 2013.
The 22-year-old has scored two goals in the Champions League, which came against Roma and Viktoria Plzeåˆ.
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Day-old baby found in carton
A day-old baby boy was yesterday found in a carton in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
He was said to have been found on Adelodun Road, GRA.
It was learnt that good Samaritans, who discovered the baby, called the police command on the phone.
Police spokesman Ajayi Okasanmi confirmed the incident.
It was gathered that a patrol team of the A-Division Police was sent to evacuate the baby.
The police took the baby to the Civil Service Clinic for medical attention.
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Baby disappears mysteriously during naming in Ogun
Anxiety and confusion enveloped the rustic Inuosegba community in Abeokuta as residents discovered items suspected to be severed human wrist, school pupils’ bags and uniforms in a locked building while searching for a missing 18 months old baby.
The 18 months baby identified as Hezekiah Opeyemi Ogundele was taken to a naming ceremony at Inuosegba community around 4pm on Sunday by his brother but while the ceremony was to commence, the baby was discovered to have disappeared mysteriously.
The Nation gathered that the naming ceremony was put on hold indefinitely while apprehensive guests and residents began to comb surrounding bushes and home, searching for the baby.
The mother of the baby, 26 years old Fashion designer, Elizabeth Ogundele, said her elder sister gave birth and was preparing to the naming when it was discovered that her son had disappeared.
In the course of the search, they discovered that a building near the venue of naming, severed wrist and school children’s items were found in a suspicious building within the neighbourhood, forcing the residents to place the property under surveilance as there was no one inside at the time.
The Nation gathered that later in the day, a commercial motorcycle operator visited the building in the wee hour and was arrested and handed over to the Police at the Lafenwa Divisional Police Headquarters, Abeokuta.
The Nation visited the building believed to be owned by one Chief Olasile Ifayemi, about 26 years old young man, and witnessed vandalising the over seven room bungalow and desecrated his shrine inside and over a dozen pots of fetish objects.
Operatives the Speacial Anti – Robbery Squad (SARS), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were sighted making frantic effort to control the enraged crowd bent on bringing down the building.
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Police burst baby factory, arrest robbery suspect in Abia
The police in Abia State have clamped down a baby factory, Nma Charity/Maternity Rehabilitation Centre.
The police were said to have acted on a tip off and rescued 14 inmates of the illegal home at Umukpeyi in Isiala Ngwa South.
Police spokesman Ezekiel Onyeke said the ages of the victims ranged between 14 and 25.
Onyeke said of the 14, four were suspected to have delivered some days earlier and the babies sold.
He said the police raided the place but could not arrest the owner as she escaped.
“Many of them claimed they were taken there by sympathisers after they were driven from their homes. 12 confirmed to be pregnant while two said they were there for confirmation,” Onyeke said.
The police also arrested Michael Agbai for attempting to kidnap Mr. Onwuka Chidozie.
It was learnt that Agbai and his group, after a failed attempt to kidnap Chidozie, went away with his Toyota Corolla (KTU 573 BG) and a wallet containing identity cards, N4,600 and his phones.
They were however involved in an accident some kilometres from where the scene of the incident. One of them escaped before the police arrived.
The police arrested Agbai, recovered the vehicle and a short gun.
Police sources said the suspect is in detention and helping with information to aid investigations.
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DSS: Throwing away the baby with bathwater?
SIR: Every agency of government, either military or paramilitary, was established to perform specific or general function with the aid of the act that set up such an agency. In order words, the duties, functions and responsibilities of every agency has been spelt out in the act that established it. The Department od State Service (DSS) is one of such agencies.
The DSS came from the “E” Department or special branch of the Police Force in 1948 and later metamorphosed into the Nigeria Security Organization through the NSO Decree of 1976. The scenario that brought about State Security Service (SSS) was as a result of what General Ibrahim Babaginda believed to be absolute loyalty of the NSO to the then administration of Gen. Mohammadu Buhari after he had toppled Buhari’s government in a 1983 military coup. It would be recalled that immediately after the coup, Babangida said the NSO bugged “my line with a view to preserving Buhari’s administration. Babangida then split the NSO into three agencies namely the SSS, the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and Defence Intelligence Service (DIS).
The SSS takes charge of the internal security and intelligence, the NIA foreign intelligence and DIS defence intelligence. SSS The relevant instruments empower the SSS to provide security to designated principal government functionaries, sensitive installations and visiting foreign dignitaries. Suffice therefore to say that provision of close body security to the President, governors and other principal government functionaries is one of the specific functions of the agency, which they have been performing since the establishment of the agency. It is an undisputable fact that the SSS is not doing the protective work in isolation. During the military era till date, the SSS formed the inner ring while the military and the police formed the outer ring during protective operation.
Regarding the conduct of the SSS during the electioneering campaign of President Buhari, if the head of any agency, for any reason, misused the power given to him, such a person should have been removed and not to throw away the baby with the bathwater. In any developed nation where system of doing things had been established, though inter-agency cooperation exist among security agencies, no agency of government usurps the duty of others such that inter-agency conflict and rivalry are reduced to the bearest minimum.
SSS are specialists in VIP Protection and they have professional personnel and materials for that purpose. According to John Dahle, the job of VIP protection goes beyond wearing suit and standing behind the VIP; that is why other agencies of government have been sending their operatives they intend to use as body guards to the SSS Training School in Lagos for training. These facts are there for anybody to confirm.
So, it is unfair to throw away the baby with bathwater as it is proving to be the case of the SSS and the Buhari’s presidency.
• Ademola Ajayi,
Ilorin, Kwara State.
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Cussons Baby takes winner, family to Dubai
Following a seven-day trip to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE’s) commercial city by Morireoluwa Davids and her family for winning the second edition of Cussons Baby Moment, the Brand Manager Cussons Baby, Oluwaseun Ayeni, has said the brand has fulfilled its promise to the winner and is ready to offer more to its customers.
Describing her experience as interesting, the winner’s mother, Funmilayo David, urged mothers to participate with in the Cussons Baby Moment contest, saying it is life-transforming.
She said: “It was fun-filled and interesting. We went to Dubai Mall, which is the biggest mall in the world and afterwards to see the dancing fountain, behind it was the tallest building in the world (Burj Khalifa). It was awesome and beautiful.
“The whole trip has been eventful filled with sweet memories. We are saying thank you to Cussons Baby for this opportunity to explore Dubai, which I heard was a beautiful city and I have confirmed it is really beautiful.
“It was a fun experience and the family had so much to look forward to anytime around.”
On the objectives of the competition, Ayeni said it is about rewarding the customers and giving parents the opportunity to showcase their beautiful babies.
She said: “It is all about giving families an opportunity to showcase their beautiful bundles of joy for a chance to go on an all-expense paid trip. It is also about providing a platform to communicate one on one with our consumers and the opportunity to meet new consumers.
“We are almost done with preparations for season 3. As such, parents should keep taking pictures and recording videos of their cute babies and they shouldn’t forget to keep visiting the Cussons Baby Facebook page for more information.”
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‘Open market best for baby items‘
Buying baby items for an expectant mother is an important aspect of pregnancy. Some of these items range from baby wear, bed-cot, dippers, flask, baby carrier, cardigan, cap, socks, baby walker, and feeding bottles.
Although they are found everywhere, to get cheap bargains, the open market is the best place to visit.
At the Ikotun market, Lagos, baby items are displayed to attract customers; merchants stand by the road side leading to the market to distribute their business cards to their target – pregnant women- to enhance patronage.
Mrs. Shade Ogundigba is a sales representative at Twins Faga, a baby store in the market. She said baby items are sold at cheap prices at the market. “We sell baby items here at wholesale prices for people who want to buy them to resell. We do not only stock cheap items, they are of good quality, so far, and we have been experiencing huge patronage because of our unique selling point which is affordability,” she added.
However, prices of these items are determined by the brand. Baby wears range from N300 to N1, 000. Socks and caps go for between N200 and N500. A small size baby bed sells for N3, 000, while the big size is N9, 000. A small baby carrier is N3,000 and a big one is N9, 500. Baby wipes and dippers range from N200 to N 1, 000. Baby feeding bottles cost between N1, 000 and N3,000, walker sells for N4, 000 for the small size and N 10,000 for big size. Flasks go for between N1,500 and N 5,000, while a shawl and a blanket cost N 5,000 each