– Zainab Salihu said she abducted one of
the children after she had miscarriage
but needed to show her lover evidence
– She further said she stole the child
after becoming friends with the affected
family
– Spokesperson of the police in Lagos,
Dolapo Badmus, said the agency acted
immediately the case of child abduction
was reported
A woman, Zainab Salisu, has been arrested
for stealing two children just to impress her
lover, Vanguard has reported.
Zainab, the two children and her lover after
their arrest
She had told her excited husband that she
had a set of twins for him, but confessed at
the Lagos state police command, Ikeja that
she actually stole the children after
discovering she had a miscarriage.
Explaining how the entire incident happened,
Saheed Akinwale, Zainab’s lover and father
of three, said he met the woman last year
after which she told him she was pregnant
and needed money to go give birth in the
United States of America.
He said he assisted her with N250,000.
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“While she was outside the country, she kept
calling me with a private number. I never
suspected that she was in Nigeria, or that
she never had a child.
“Three weeks ago, she called that she was
back in the country and I went to her place to
see the twins she claimed were mine.
“I am innocent. I know nothing about this
crime,” he said at the police command where
he was paraded with Zainab.
In her confession, Zainab said: “I stole
Feyitola because I had miscarriage and I did
not want my lover, Saheed Akinwale, who
gave me N250,000 to process my travelling
documents to the United States, where I told
him I was going to deliver the baby, to find
out the truth.”
“I did not steal Philip (the second child). His
mother died four months after his birth and
his father, who is my uncle, asked me to take
care of him.
“It was after I stole Feyitola that I told
Akinwale that I had come back to the country
with the twins.”
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The two children were rescued by operatives
of the Lagos state Criminal Investigations
and Intelligence Department (SCIID) in Yaba,
Lagos.
Feyitola Lawal was reportedly abducted on
May 16 by Zainab after she became friends
with the family.
She had reportedly introduced herself to the
baby’s grandmother as the owner of a
poultry farm and would love to supply eggs.
Relating her side of the story, the 25-year-old
mother of the stolen baby, Lawal Damilola
said she met Zainab at her mother-in-law’s
shop.
She said the abductor had claimed to be new
to the area and needed a church where she
would be worshipping.
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“My mother in-law directed her to our church
and on Sunday, she came to worship. She
came back to the shop two days later.
“This time, she said her children wanted to
celebrate their birthday and that she was to
buy souvenirs, pleading that I should
accompany her. I carried my baby and we
went to Justrite supermarket.
“She said she did not find any souvenir that
she liked. Later, she offered to help me carry
Feyitola and then disappeared with my
baby.”
Spokesperson of the police in Lagos, Dolapo
Badmus, said the law enforcement agents
acted immediately the case of child
abduction was reported.
Cases of abduction, especially of kids, have
recently been on the increase in Nigeria with
various groups warning parents to be very
careful with their wards.
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