Police operatives in Nasarawa have rescued an abducted three-day-old baby in Nasarawa State.
The operatives also arrested two suspects in connection with the crime.
The spokesman for the state police command, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Lafia.
He said: ” At 5:45 a.m, on March 29, a report of the abduction was received from one Aisha Basa, a 19-year-old resident of Ungwan Bako, Orange market, Mararaba in Karu Local Government Area.
” The mother stated that her husband, Abubakar Isah, a commercial tricycle (Keke Napep) rider, had travelled to Lagos for business about five months earlier.
“She reported that on Saturday, March 28 at about 11:50 p.m. while she was asleep with her three-day-old baby in her house located at the outskirts of Unguwan Bawa, Orange Market, two unidentified men broke into the house, threatened her and abducted the baby to an unknown destination.
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“Upon receipt of the report, Shettima Jauro-Mohammed, Commissioner of Police directed detectives of Mararaba ‘A’ Division to immediately visit the scene, and ordered a full-scale investigation into the incident.
“Acting on credible intelligence, police operatives on April 3rd, 2026 at about 4:00am arrested two suspects.*
The spokesman listed the suspects as Furera Abdulrahman (35) and Sadiya Abdullahi (39).
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