A young woman has told the shocking story of how she stole another family's 2-year-old daughter to replace her own child. According to a reporters, a woman, Jumoke Adesida, has told detectives attached to the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja that she abducted a two-year-old girl to replace the daughter her former husband took away from her.
Adesida explained that sometimes ago, she went to the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Camp where she went to pray over an illness affecting her.
She said that by the time she returned, she discovered that her former husband and his family members had taken her daughter away. According to her, since her daughter was taken away, she had been lonely and desperately needed someone to keep her company, which was why she abducted a little girl at Odokerere area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.
She said:
"I needed someone to keep me company after my husband took my baby away. They took her from me, saying I might infect her with my illness. I’m always happy seeing a baby beside me.”
Recalling how she was arrested, Adesida said:
The victim’s mother, Mrs. Aminat Abidoye, said:
"Unfortunately, the person fell asleep. It was at that point that the woman went into the shop and abducted my baby.”
Abidoye said that since the abduction of her baby, they had been frantically searching for the baby, with friends and others assisting her. She added that the matter was later reported at Sagamu Police Station.
The happy mother recounted: “Even after reporting the matter at the station, we went to the Baale’s place to report the matter. On Sunday, someone called my husband on the phone that they saw my daughter with someone at Odogunyan area. We rushed to the area; when my daughter sighted me, she started screaming.
"Incidentally, the wig and shoes she wore on the day she was abducted, was what she wore on the day I met the woman. I brought out my phone and showed her pictures of my daughter.”
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, said:
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