Baby
EIGHT-MONTH Destiny Umeh Umegboro truly lives up to his name.From the parents' compound in Ogwashi-Uku Delta State, the child was stolen and transferred to buyers in Imo, Abia and Abuja before he was finally dumped alive inside a church in Abia, Abia State, subjecting the parents to 10 days of traumatic experience.
Between April 27 2012 when Destiny was stolen and May 6 when he was recovered, the residence of the Umegboros' at Isa Road, Ogwashi-Uku witnessed an unprecedented number of people who came to sympathise with them, some prayed with them, others merely gave advice and hope while tears of anguish welled up in the eyes of the mother, Patricia Umegboro, a mother of three.
At the same time, the father, Innocent, an Okada rider, who kept vigil at nights wondering where the boy would be, suffered schizophrenic problems but was confident that the son was alive.
Again, after the recovery of the boy, the same compound attracted persons both from their native place in Imo State and Delta, who called to rejoice with the family.
Destiny's journey to the unknown started on April 27, the market day of the Ogwashi-Uku community. The mother, while leaving for the market at about 11am left Destiny with his siblings to look after, as usual.
Although problem was lurking in the corner, the mother did not smell any rat and was confident to return from the market to meet her children.
At about 11.30am, two women went to the compound and asked after their parents.
The women; Tina Opia, an indigene of Ogwashi-Uku who claimed to be 32 years old, and Agnes Ujiah 45, a native of Benue State, who also claimed to be a visitor in Ogwashi-Uku, deceived the children into believing that they were friends of the family. They went as far as bathing the baby, changed his clothes and cuddled him to sleep.
Later, the duo gave money to the older children to go out and buy biscuits and before their return; they disappeared with the child, causing confusion in the neighbourhood.
Despite the search party organised within and outside the community, getting the child became a mission impossible because unknown to the search parties, the baby had been sold to a nurse who ran a maternity home in Imo State.
At Oru, Imo State, 45 years old Chinwe Ojijeleme, operator of the home and her worker; Chizoba Ejike, 24 yrs, both of who allegedly bought the child from the women from Ogwashi-Uku had conspired to dispose of Destiny before nemesis caught up with them.
The four women are now in police net.
Tina Opia, who said her only surviving girl was an undergraduate, was restless at the police headquarters when the group was paraded along with other criminals.
She pleaded for forgiveness when interviewed by newsmen.
“Please, make u na forgive me. I no go do am again. Na devil” while the nurse tried to exonerate herself from the deal.
Agnes Ujiah could not give a vivid account of what she knew about the deal, saying that she was a visitor to the town and did not know what was happening.
Police spokesman, DSP Charles Muka, who paraded them, said after investigation, the suspects would be charged to court.
Destiny's mother was full of promises to God after the police handed over the child to her.
“When the incident happened, I ran to my God, I cried and cried to the Almighty and at last my God heard me.
“I don't know either of the women. They came to our compound when I was away to the market and took away my baby.
“They sold the child to somebody in Imo, who took him to another in Aba and again to another person in Abuja. That is what they said.
“May be fire was burning them. The one in Abuja returned the child to Aba and finally they dropped him at a Winners' church in Aba, Abia State.
“Information went round and behold the child happened to be Destiny, our baby.
“What else can I say, the Lord is good. Destiny is destined to live and we are going to appreciate God for this wonderful thing He has done.
“The state commissioner of police and his men are doing a good work and I thank God for their efforts,” she said.
via Tribune: http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/features/40977-baby-destiny-stolen-in-delta-recovered-in-abia-
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