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One Elizabeth Ibezim, is cooling her heels in police custody after she was allegedly caught while attempting to abscond with a two-year-old girl.
According to Punchng we gathered that the woman allegedly abducted the child on Tuesday while her mother was engrossed in selling her wares at the Yam Market in Mile 12, Ketu, Lagos.
The mother who raised alarm immediately after noticing that her child was missing and people around joined in the search of the infant.
The baby abductor was nabbed on getting a bus at Ketu trying to flee with the child, she was beaten mercilessly by angry mobs and almost killed at the spot.
The PPRO, who confirmed the incident, said policemen rescued the woman and took her to the station.
He said,
“The suspect, one Elizabeth Ibezim, allegedly took the child away without the consent of her mother. Luck, however, ran out on the suspect when she was spotted with the child by her mother, who was in a near state of hysteria.
“As the suspect was about to board a commercial vehicle at the bus stop, the desperate mum rushed to where the suspect was and struggled to collect the girl from the suspect, raising the alarm, which attracted a mob that nearly lynched the woman, but for the quick intervention of a police team stationed near the market place.
“The case is currently under investigation at the gender section of the Lagos State Police Command.”
Oti added that the Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, had urged parents to be wary of their children’s movements to prevent incidence of abduction and rape.
