A one-year-six-months old baby, Chibueze Ezechukwu, has been
allegedly stolen by an unknown woman in a Catholic church in Onitsha, Anambra
State.
DAILY POST
gathered that the child was stolen on Sunday at Ibah Pope Catholic Church,
Awada Onitsha, while offertory was going on.
A one-year-six-months old baby, Chibueze Ezechukwu, has been
allegedly stolen by an unknown woman in a Catholic church in Onitsha, Anambra
State.
A one-year-six-months old baby, Chibueze Ezechukwu, has been allegedly
stolen by an unknown woman in a Catholic church in Onitsha, Anambra State.
DAILY POST gathered that the child was stolen on Sunday at
Ibah Pope Catholic Church, Awada Onitsha, while offertory was going on.
A source told our correspondent that the baby was being
tended by a house-help, but the child-thief, who was said to be a woman
deceived the house-help by giving her some money as offertory, and also opting
to look after the baby for her to walk up to the altar and drop the money.
“The woman gave money to the house help that carried the
baby to go and give offertory for her and told her to give her the baby before
the girl came back from the offertory, she didn’t see the woman and the baby.
“She started looking for the woman and the baby up till now
nowhere to find them. Please if anybody come across the baby, kindly report to
the nearest police station,” she appealed.
Meanwhile, another missing girl has been found in Awka,
wandering the streets in her school uniform, and has been taken to the ‘B’
division police station in Awka.
The child, aged 11, was on Monday evening at about 3:30 pm
found by one Obinna Udeogu of Enugwu Ukwu and brought to B’ Division Awka.
A release by the Anambra State Police Command’s
spokesperson, SP Haruna Mohammed, stated that, “Chinenye Ejike aged about
11years and dressed in School Uniform bearing Christ leaders International
School Awka was found wandering at the back of Timber market opposite amazing
Grace church, Umuokpu Awka and unable to locate either her school or house
where she lives with her guardian one Blessing Orijafor.
“She hails from Ama -Owelle Amansea, is dark in complexion
and speaks English and Igbo languages fluently.
“Meanwhile, effort is ongoing to trace her parents or
guardian in order to reunite them with the family.”
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