A man was arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly stealing a child belonging to a woman, which he intended to sell to his customer.
The incident, it was gathered, happened at Kola Bus-Stop, Alagbado area of Lagos State.
The 36-year old suspect, Aminu Shanaki, alongside other suspects who, as of when filing this report, were still at large, conspired on 7th September, 2024, and stole the child a woman identified as Kausara Olaegbe.
The suspect was caught while trying to escape.
He was then handed over to the Police at Alagbado Division, where he was detained for interrogation.
During interrogation, authorities learnt that they had planned to sell the child to a buyer before they were apprehended.
The police found him culpable and charged him before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence which attracts several years of imprisonment.
The charges, made available to CrimesChroniclers via a reliable source, read:
“COUNT I: That you, Aminu Shanaki “M” and others at large on the 7th of September, 2024, at about 1400hrs at Kola Bus-Stop, Alagbado, Lagos State in the Ikeja Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to with child stealing and thereby committed an offence contrary and punishable under Section 411 of the criminal law, laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
“COUNT II: That you, Aminu Shanaki “M”, and others at large on the same date. time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District, did steal a child belonging to one Kausara Olaegbe ‘f” and thereby committed an offence contrary and punishable under Section 277 (1) (a) of the criminal laws, law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”
The suspect pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, Inspector John Iberedem, then asked the Court to give a date for hearing since he pleaded not guilty to enable the Police to prove that he actually committed the alleged offence.
