A couple has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly involved in child stealing in the Mowe community located in Obafemi-Owode local government area of the state
Penpushing reports that the Command Public Relations Officer Oluseyi Babaseyi made this known in a statement on Wednesday explaining that three children were equally rescued in the course arrest of the suspects
The police spokesperson in the statement, gave identities of the suspects as Oluwarankami Kehinde Ugochukwu (female) and her husband, Ugochukwu Mathew (male), adding that their arrest followed a complaint lodged at Mowe Division
“The arrest followed a complaint lodged at Mowe Division on 17/05/2026 at about 10:00 a.m. by a resident of Omo Onile, Mowe, who reported that while she was receiving medical attention at a clinic in Mowe on 16/05/2026, one of the suspects, Oluwarankami Kehinde Ugochukwu (female), visited under the guise of checking on her condition, deceitfully collected her four-month-old baby on the pretext of assisting with care while the mother rested, and thereafter absconded with the child’
“Upon receipt of the report, detectives of the division were immediately mobilised. Motor parks and strategic locations within the area were placed under surveillance while intelligence-led operations were intensified’, the statement read.
“Acting on credible intelligence, detectives tracked the suspects to their hideout at Kekere Ekun area of Mowe on 18/05/2026 at about 7:55pm, where the stolen child was rescued alongside two other children found in their possession’, it stated
Penpushing further reports that the statement added that the husband-and-wife suspects were arrested and taken into custody, explaining that preliminary investigation revealed that one of the children found with the suspects had earlier been declared missing in a 2024 child-stealing case
“Preliminary investigation revealed that one of the children found with the suspects had earlier been declared missing in a 2024 child-stealing case, in which the child was taken from a hairdressing salon using the same deceptive method of pretending to offer assistance.The biological parents of two of the rescued children have been contacted and have positively identified their wards,” the statement added.
Penpushing also reports that Babaseyi explained that the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, for discreet investigation, stressing that the Commissioner of Police Bode Ojajuni, commended the swift response, professionalism, and commitment of the officers and men of the Mowe Division.
The statement stated that the police boss pointed out that the proactive efforts of the officers led to the arrest of the suspects and rescue of the children, and reiterated the command’s resolve to sustain the fight against child trafficking, abduction, and other violent crimes across the state.
Penpushing reports that the command urged members of the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious movements or criminal activities through the Ogun State Police Command emergency lines.
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