I stole the baby due to mockery of childlessness —Woman who stole 8-day old baby from hospital

A woman who reportedly stole an eight-day old twin, Ibrahim Mohammed from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), last week has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).

She stated that she indulged in the act because of frustration from mockery of childlessness by her mate and family members of her husband.

The twin baby was stolen from the hospital a few days ago by the woman who was alleged to have disguised as a Nurse.

Information gathered revealed that the suspect took the baby home to her village in Dull, Tafawa Balewa LGA saying that she gave birth, a development the husband was said to have outrightly rejected telling her to return the child from wherever she took him from.

It was also gathered that having heard about the incidence of a missing baby from ATBUTH as carried in various media outlets, her mate raised an alarm and the matter was reported to security agents in the area.

On getting the lead, security agents from the DSS visited the area and embarked on a house to house search where they found the baby and the woman who was immediately arrested and is currently with the DSS for interrogation.

The suspect allegedly confessed that she had never given birth and that she stole the baby due to the mockery she receives from her mate and others from the family of the husband.

Mother of the baby, Bilkisu Alhassan said that the woman, who had presented herself as a nurse, shortly before stealing the baby told her that she observed that the baby was not having enough breast milk and needed to be fed with milk mixed with other nutrients.

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According to her, the woman assured her that she had spoken with a doctor in the children ward who promised to get the milk and other baby foods for her.
Bilikisu Alhassan said that, “I told her that the father had bought the foods for them but she said that it was not those ones, they needed something better.

“She asked me which among the babies is the senior and I showed her Ibrahim, she then stretched her hands to carry him. She told me that she was taking him to the children examination room. I did not know her but I kind of trusted her, I told her to wait for my mother in law to come but she just went away”.

While confirming that the baby had been found, Management of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) Bauchi, said that the 14 days old twin baby stolen from the hospital was recovered in Bauchi

Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee of the ATBUTH, Dr Haruna Liman stated this while handing over the stolen baby to the mother on Tuesday in Bauchi, saying that the twin baby was stolen from the mother in the Hospital eight days after she gave birth to a set of twins.

According to him, “The baby was stolen on 21 September 2022 by 4:30 pm from the mother who is receiving treatment in the hospital. The baby boy was rescued today being 27th September around 1:00am in good health and sound” .

“We appreciate Allah and the effort put by the Internal security of the hospital ,Department of State Services (DSS) Police and other security agencies in recovering the baby,” he said.

Liman said that security agencies have already arrested a woman suspect for carrying out the dastardly act saying that, “She is with them under interrogation, that is all we know after the security agencies have handed over the baby to the Hospital management” .

“We are now handing over the two weeks old twin baby boy to the Mother and the family in good health”, he added.

The Chairman explained that the management would review the security architecture of the hospital as well install more security technology devices in the hospital.

On his part, District head of Bauchi, Alhaji Nura Adamu Jumba urged the management of the hospital to review the security mechanism of the hospital in earnest to avoid such occurrence.

He pledged that traditional leaders would always educate communities on the proper times of visiting patients in the hospital.

While responding on behalf of the family of the stolen baby, Malam Shitu Kalid expressed his appreciation to the Management of ATBTH for their concern and the security agencies for recovering the baby.

By Yemi Kanji , Bauchi…

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