Court remands alleged kidnapper of 3-day-old baby
The accused, whose address is unknown, is facing a charge of stealing a child. She, however, entered a plea of not guilty.
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The accused, whose address is unknown, is facing a charge of stealing a child.
She, however, entered a plea of not guilty.
The Magistrate, Mr A. T. Elias, ordered that the accused be remanded in prison and subsequently adjourned the case to Feb. 27.
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Earlier, Sgt. Kehinde Omisakin, the Prosecutor, told the court that the accused was caught with the baby boy on Feb. 17 at about 10.24 a.m. at Oke-Afa, Ori-Oke in Ejigbo area of Lagos.
“When questioned, the accused could not give a satisfactory explanation how she got the three-day-old baby.”
The offence, she noted, contravened Section 275(a) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports child stealing carries a penalty of 14 years imprisonment.
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