Police in Benue State recover a newborn baby allegedly stolen shortly after delivery from a healthcare facility in Gboko and arrest suspects in connection with the incident.
Police statements reported that the baby is taken from the mother at or near the facility after birth. One account says an alleged woman posing as a nurse approaches the mother, claims the infant needs further examination, and leaves with the newborn. The incident creates tension at the hospital and prompts security involvement and police action.
Outlets agree on the broad sequence: the newborn is taken, police investigate, and the child is later recovered and returned to the mother. Reports differ in details about timing and the number of suspects arrested, with some citing 11 suspects and others describing “several” or “some” suspects. Some sources also state that suspects are held at the Gboko Division and/or transferred to police headquarters in Makurdi, while further investigation continues, including potential links to child trafficking.
