Police arrest man who stole 9-month-old baby in Imo

<p>An unspecified number of passengers travelling along the Jesse-Oben Road, two border twins between Edo and Delta States, were on Saturday reportedly abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers.</p>, <p>Sunday Tribune gathered that the incident occurred just before Oben, an oil and gas-producing community in Edo State.</p>, <p>The victims, it was further gathered, were travelling from Sapele in Delta State when the gunmen intercepted their vehicle.</p>, <p>The suspected kidnappers were said to have emerged suddenly from the bush, firing gunshots into the air, and forced the driver to a halt.</p>, <p>According to sources, one of the passengers abducted was a 24-year-old daughter of a newspaper vendor.</p>, <p>The driver and conductor of the bus were said to have escaped as the kidnappers herded the passengers into the bush.</p>, <p>Edo State Police Command spokesman Child Nwabuzor, when contacted for confirmation of the incident, said he was unaware of the incident but promised to “find out”.</p>, <p>The Operatives also recovered the abducted baby, who has since reunited with her mother, Precious Duru.</p>, <p>The suspect, who is a teacher at St. Saviour Catholic Secondary School Umuaka, was reportedly apprehended by operatives of the local vigilante, who later handed her over to the police.</p>, <p>An indigene of Umuaka Community and an ex-Nigerian Soldier, Rev Vincent Durugbo told some journalists that three suspects (an accomplice who accommodated the abductor and the baby) had so far been arrested and detained by the police, including the fleeing neighbour.</p>, <p>He said that they collaborated with the men of Vigilante in Umuaka, who launched a vigorous search for the fleeing neighbour.</p>, <p>He said: “She has been arrested and detained at Umuaka police Division alongside two other suspects connected to the matter, and the baby recovered alive from her abductor.</p>, <p>The ex-Soldier, who said she hails from Ojukwu village in the Umuaka community, said they were witnesses to the evils that are happeni