A 50-year-old man has been arrested for being in possession of a day old baby which he hid inside a handbag in Ohafia, Abia State.
The suspected paraded by the soldiers
Officials of the Nigerian Army who were attached to 144 Battalion in the Ohafia area of Abia State, have arrested a man identified as Samson J. Enweriji, for allegedly being in possession of a day-old baby.
The 50-year-old suspect is said to hail from Isialangwa South Local Government.
According to The Nation, the suspect was arrested following a tip-off, while attempting to escape with the baby.
The soldiers, who were suspicious, flagged down Enwereji who was in a black Toyota Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) with two women.
It was gathered that during a search, the two women escaped from the vehicle, but the day-old baby was found in their abandoned handbag with N84,000.00.
Also found on the suspect was N13,000.00, and placenta of a baby in a polythene bag.
A source said personnel of the 144 Battalion also arrested Miss Franca Bassey, 22, a student nurse from Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State with a baby.