A newborn baby boy has reportedly been abducted from a healthcare facility in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State.
The incident, according to information gathered by our correspondent, happened in the early hours of Tuesday after the baby was taken alongside his mother to a ward for post-delivery care.
Sources said the baby initially failed to cry after birth, prompting a nurse on duty to intervene. The newborn was later said to have responded and appeared stable.
The mother and her baby were subsequently taken to a ward.
While there, a woman allegedly approached the mother, identified herself as a nurse and claimed she needed to carry out another examination on the newborn.
The suspect reportedly took the baby from his mother and proceeded towards the labour room.
The baby’s grandmother, who became suspicious of the development, was said to have followed the woman and remained at the entrance of the
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