Police arrests man for alleged child theft in Ekiti

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Africa Press-Nigeria:

The Ekiti State Police Command says it has arrested a 25-year-old man, Solomon Omole, for allegedly stealing a baby.

The prosecutor, Insp Bankole Olasunkanmi who disclosed this to newsmen on Monday said Omole was arraigned in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court and was charged with stealing.

Olasunkanmi told the court that the defendant and others still at large committed the offence on Jan. 22 at about 2:00 p.m in Itaji-Ekiti.

He also alleged that the defendant and others still at large unlawfully stole the child, Baba Sunday.

According to him, the offence contravened Section 371 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.

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