Mrs. Leritshimwa Diyal, the 32-year-old woman, who has confessed to stealing a three-day-old baby in Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos has said that the desire to have a child, who would call her mother, pushed her into committing the crime. When the matter was reported to the headquarters of the Plateau Police Command in Jos, it immediately commenced investigation which led to the arrest of the suspect. “I have been married for over seven years without a child; the desire to have one pushed me into stealing another woman’s child. “I have contacted many orphanages to adopt a child, but none granted me the opportunity, that is why I resorted to stealing. Akinmoyede said that she had faked her kidnap story thinking it would give her a strong alibi to keep the baby, but that when she was confronted with realities, she confessed to stealing the baby.

Source: Punch June 20, 2019 18:56 UTC