As the economic hardship continues to worsen, many Nigerians have decided to devise other means of survival. While some have begun to become creative with their trade or skills in order to earn more, others have chosen the illegal path to walk.
A house help in the Shomolu area of Lagos State has found herself in the bad books of the law.
The yet-to-be-identified house help stole a baby with the intention of selling the baby.
The police in Lagos State are carrying out a manhunt on the buyer of the stolen baby.
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However, Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed on Monday that the buyer abandoned the baby, as the police dragnet was closing in.
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The buyer reportedly abandoned the baby at Alade Market, Shomolu, in the wee hours of Sunday morning.
The baby was promptly rescued by the police and handed over to her parents.
“She has been handed over to her parents after they positively identified her,’’ Hundeyin stated via his X account.
