Jennifer Onyebuchi was arrested on September 30th for
allegedly stealing a nine-month-old baby in the Ajegunle, Lagos and taking
him to Okija, Anambra State.
It was gathered that Onyebuchi, who is from Anambra state, had befriended the baby’s mother, Aina Adetola, for about two weeks before she reportedly stole the infant.
It was gathered that Onyebuchi, who is from Anambra state, had befriended the baby’s mother, Aina Adetola, for about two weeks before she reportedly stole the infant.
An eye witness who identified himself as Uche said:
“It was on Saturday, September 26. We were all shocked
that Jennifer (Onyebuchi) escaped with the nine-month-old baby. She had met the
victim’s mother for just two weeks before she carried out the act.
“They were both shop owners in the area. On that day,
Jennifer took the baby from his mother when he was crying and said she was
going to buy him a bottle of soft drink from a nearby shop.
“When the mother waited for them to return, but did not see
them, she raised the alarm. The matter was thereafter reported at the Ajegunle
Police Division. Nobody suspected that Jennifer had a devilish motive. It
turned out that the woman took the baby to a bus station and travelled on the
same day to Okija, Anambra State.”
According to Punch Metro, after they realised what had
happened, they reported the matter to police operatives from Lagos,
who went after the suspect.
It was gathered that after four days of hiding, Onyebuchi
was arrested in Okija, while the baby was also rescued by the police.
Adetola, who is the baby's mother said that her
husband sent her packing from their house, when he discovered that she had
given their baby to a stranger.
She said,
“I could not eat for four days. I thought I was going
to run mad. I wanted to kill myself, but people continued to calm me down. My
husband was so angry that he sent me out of his apartment, and I had to be
sleeping in my friend’s house. He said if I did not bring the baby back, I
should not return to his apartment. I wept throughout that period.
“I first met Jennifer (Onyebuchi) at a filling station
around Boundary bus stop in Ajegunle. She would always assist me when I wanted
to buy petrol. She had a shop in the area too. On that Saturday, she had come
to my shop when my baby was crying. She carried him and said she was going to
buy a drink for him.
“That was my mistake. After hours of waiting for them, I
rushed to Akinbo Street at the house where I knew Jennifer stayed, only to be
told that she had travelled. I was shocked. That was when I went to the police
to make a report.”
A police source in Ajegunle said when the
Police visited Jennifer’s rented apartment, her bf said the only person he
knew who was related to the suspect was a spare parts dealer who brought her
from the village.
He said:
“The police located the spare parts dealer, who
suggested that the woman might have travelled to her hometown in Okija, Anambra
State. So, the dealer and the police went to Anambra, and they were on her
trail for two days.
“On Wednesday, she was arrested. She and the baby were
brought back to Lagos on the eve of Nigeria’s Independence Day.
“Some of the residents of the area wanted the police to
release the suspect to them, so they would mob her, but that did not happen.”
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