Police rescue baby sold for N800,000 in Lagos market

The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have rescued a baby abducted by a housemaid and sold for N800,000 in the Shomolu area of the state.

An X user, @Simmm_K, had, in a post on Saturday, February 3, 2024, raised alarm that a house help absconded with the baby belonging to her boss.

“A house help ran away with my colleague’s baby this Saturday morning between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. in Shomolu,” the user posted.

@Simmm_K, who shared the picture of the teenage house help and the baby, appealed to the police and members of the public to find the baby.

She also posted a telephone number to be reached whenever or wherever the house help or the baby was found.

She later updated the post stating that the housemaid had been arrested at Ikorodu but without the baby.

According to her, the house help confessed to have sold the baby for N800,000.

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She further updated her post that the baby had been found in the early hours of Monday.

She wrote: “I’m glad to notify everyone that the baby was found this morning at Shomolu.

“Many thanks to everyone and the police for helping. The baby is united with the family.”

Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the buyer abandoned the baby as the police dragnet was closing in.

Hundeyin added that the police are on a manhunt for the buyer of the abducted baby.

He said: “In the early hours of Monday, the buyer abandoned the baby at Alade Market, Shomolu, because of intense manhunt and pressure from the police.

“The baby was promptly rescued by the police. She has been handed over to her parents after they positively identified her.”

The Star