A school teacher allegedly stole a nine-month-old baby girl belonging to a woman identified as Precious Duru, who hails from Oguta council area in Amaiyi, Umuaka, Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, last Wednesday.
An indigene of the area who identified himself as elder Vincent Durugbo confirmed the incident to journalists in Owerri.
Another source alleged that one Fabiana Paulinus was a neighbour in the area where the incident occurred.
Meanwhile, Durugbo, while narrating how the incident happened, claimed that “The mother of the breastfeeding baby was newly parked in a house in Amaiyi, and the abductor, who is said to be a teacher at one school called Saviours Catholic Secondary School in Umuaka, disappeared with her daughter after offering to help her carry the baby.
“The poor girl is about 19 years old and from Oguta LGA. Although she is not married, she has a 9-month-old baby. You will recall that about four weeks ago, the same story was told in the Amako community, where a neighbour also abducted four kids, and neither the neighbour nor the kids have been found up until today.
“You will also remember that the mother of the four kids hails from the same Oguta. This is because some parts of Oguta are in crisis. That’s why so many of them are relocating to Umuaka.”
The State Police Command’s Spokesperson, Henry Okoye, had yet to respond to the inquiry at the time of filing this report.
